Goodhue County, MN : 3 killed in Goodhue County crash, including 2 young brothers on Tuesday, 17th July 2018

A crash on a highway in Goodhue County has taken the lives of two young brothers from Red Wing and a third person.

Sheriff’s officials say the crash in Welch Township happened shortly before noon when a car driven by a 50-year-old Hager City, Wisconsin, man crossed the center line and collided with an SUV driven by a 68-year-old Buffalo Gap, South Dakota, woman.

KTTC-TV reports three passengers in the car were killed. Sheriff’s authorities identified the victims as 5-year-old Taylor Johnson and his 8-year-old brother, Zachary Johnson, as well as 47-year-old Stacy Lande, of Hager City, Wisconsin. The driver, Robert Welch, was airlifted to a hospital in Rochester.

Officials say the driver of the SUV, Lynn Rapp, had minor injuries and was taken to a Red Wing hospital.

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