UNION CENTER, S.D. – One person died Saturday morning in a two-vehicle crash west of Union Center.
Names of the two drivers are not yet being released pending notification of family members. They were the only people involved.
A 1998 Honda Civic was eastbound on South Dakota Highway 34 when it crossed the center line and into the path of a 1996 Peterbilt Tractor Trailer pulling an empty gravel trailer. The two vehicles collided.
The 26-year-old male driver of the Honda Civic was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seatbelt. The 57-year-old male driver of the tractor trailer, who was wearing a seat belt, was not injured.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol continues to investigate the crash.
