THOMPSON, ND : Patrol IDs 2 women killed in ND nursing home van crash on Saturday, January, 20th 2018

Authorities have released the names of two women killed when a minivan transporting residents of a nursing home collided head-on with a car in northeastern North Dakota.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol identifies the victims as 59-year-old Lynette Ysteboe and 97-year-old Alpha Flatten, both of Hatton. Authorities say the women were passengers in a minivan owned by and transporting residents of Hatton Prairie Village nursing home in Hatton.

The van collided with a Nissan Altima on Highway 15 near Thompson on Thursday morning.

Authorities say the westbound Nissan was negotiating a curve in the frost-covered road when it crossed the center line and collided with the eastbound van.

The drivers were taken to Altru Hospital in Grand Forks with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Patrol IDs 2 women killed in ND nursing home van crash