Lakota, ND – An 83-year-old Lakota man suffered serious injuries Tuesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of US Highway 2 and North Dakota Highway 1 near Lakota.
According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at approximately 4:15 p.m. on September 16. A 2017 Volvo truck tractor with trailer, driven by a 37-year-old man from Lackawanna, New York, was traveling east on Highway 2 when a 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee entered the eastbound lanes from Highway 1. The vehicles collided, forcing both into the south ditch.
Authorities said the Jeep driver, who was not wearing a seatbelt, sustained serious injuries and was transported to Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. The Volvo driver was not injured.
The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office, Lakota Ambulance, and Lakota Fire & Rescue assisted at the scene. Road and weather conditions were reported as good at the time of the crash.
The North Dakota Highway Patrol said the crash remains under investigation.
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