NELSON, Wis (trfnews.i234.me) – A fatal crash in western Wisconsin last Friday, September 27, left two Minnesota men dead and another injured when a pickup truck collided with three motorcycles. According to the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. on State Highway 35 near Deer Creek Road.
The driver of the northbound pickup truck, an Alma, Wisconsin resident, crossed the centerline and struck the motorcyclists who were heading south. Two of the motorcyclists, one from Rochester and another from Chatfield, Minnesota, tragically lost their lives at the scene. A third rider, hailing from Rushford, Minnesota, sustained injuries but survived the crash. The truck driver was unharmed.