Nine people are dead after a crash between a semi and van shut down a stretch of Highway 95 Friday in west-central Wisconsin.
DEWHURST, Minn. — The Clark County Sheriff's Office said the fatal crash happened on the highway near County Road J in the Township of Dewhurst, which is about 50 miles east of Eau Claire. The crash was reported at 7:53 a.m. Friday morning.According to the sheriff's office, the van was driving north on the county road and entered the intersection at Highway 95. That's when the semi, which was eastbound on the highway, collided with the van. In a recent post on X, Wisconsin Gov.
There were nine people in the van, eight were pronounced dead at the scene, including the driver. One passenger in the van survived and was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital. The Wisconsin State Patrol is assisting with the investigation. That stretch of Highway 95 was closed for hours on Friday, and motorists were asked to avoid the area. The crash has been cleared and Highway 95 and Highway J have been reopened to traffic. Names of everyone involved have not yet been released to the public.
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