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Highway Patrol says one person dies in crash near Oelrichs

OELRICHS, S.D. – One person died and another person was injured Sunday night in a one-vehicle crash east of Oelrichs.

Names of the two people involved have not yet been released pending notification of family members.

A 2001 Honda Accord was westbound when the vehicle left the roadway, went into the south ditch and rolled.

The 25-year-old male driver was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 27-year-old male passenger, who was wearing a seat belt, suffered serious non-life threatening injuries. He was transferred to a Rapid City hospital.

South Dakota’s Highway Patrol continues to investigate the crash.

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