Two people died Friday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash west of Sioux Falls.
Names of the four people involved have not yet been released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2005 Ford F150 pickup was eastbound on Interstate 90 when it rear-ended an eastbound 2019 Toyota Prius. The pickup driver lost control and the pickup entered the median and continued into the westbound lane where it collided head-on with a westbound 2017 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT pickup pulling a gooseneck trailer.
Both the 70-year-old male driver of the Ford pickup and the 34-year-old male driver of the Dodge pickup died as a result of their injuries. Seatbelt use by both of them are under investigation.
The two 74-year-old occupants of the Prius, a male driver and a female passenger, were not injured. Both were wearing seatbelts.
Both westbound lanes of I-90 were closed for a time.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.
