fatal crash on I-94 near St. Michael, Minn. (MNDOT)
ST. MICHAEL, Minn. (KFGO) – A section of Interstate 94 northwest of Minneapolis was closed for several hours Saturday evening after a fatal crash.
The crash occurred around 4:49 p.m. on I-94 in St. Michael near State Highway 241. The State Patrol says a westbound semi lost two tires and at least one of them hit an eastbound SUV.
There were five women in the SUV at the time of the crash. The driver, identified as 44-year-old Viengkhone Nguyen of Brooklyn Park, and a passenger, 43-year-old Lea Khamphachanh of St. Cloud, were killed in the crash.
The other three SUV passengers suffered non-life threatening injuries. The semi driver, a 37-year-old man from Savage, was not injured.
Everyone in the crash was believed to be wearing seatbelts. The eastbound lanes of the interstate were shut down for about six hours.
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