CLEAR LAKE A man died Tuesday evening in a two-vehicle crash near Clear Lake.
The names of the people involved have not been released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information indicates a 2022 Chrysler Voyager, driven by a 55-year-old man from Sioux Falls, was traveling eastbound on U.S. Highway 212 near mile marker 399. At the same time, the driver of a 2013 Ford Econoline, a 27-year-old man from White Bear Lake, Minnesota, was traveling westbound on U.S. 212 and crossed into the eastbound lanes to pass a vehicle in front of him. While passing, he collided head-on with the approaching vehicle.
The driver of the Chrysler Voyager died at the scene. The driver of the Ford Econoline was taken to a Sioux Falls hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
All information released so far is only preliminary.
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