DULUTH, MN (KDAL) – The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a crash on I-35 Friday morning that left one person dead and another seriously injured.
The crash involved a vehicle that was going the wrong way on the southbound lanes just north of Cody Street.
The initial investigation show that a Mazda CX-5 SUV was traveling southbound when struck by a Chevrolet Colorado pickup that was northbound in the wrong lanes.
The 74 year old driver of the pickup was not wearing a seatbelt and died at the scene. His name is being withheld by authorities until later in the day.
The driver of the SUV, a 35 year old man from Duluth, was taken to Essentia St. Mary’s with life threatening injuries.
The crash occurred around 6:20 a-m and traffic was backed up in the area for several hours.
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