BROOKINGS, S.D : One person killed and 4 injured in head-on crash near Brookings on Friday September 2 2016

The South Dakota Highway Patrol says one person was killed and four others were injured in a head-on crash near Brookings.

The patrol says the crash occurred Friday on U.S. Highway 14, west of Brookings.

Troopers a female driver of one vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. Three juvenile passengers in that vehicle were injured, including a 4-year-old boy who suffered life-threatening injuries.

Troopers say that vehicle crossed the centerline and struck another car head-on. The patrol says the female driver of the other vehicle sustained life-threatening injuries.

All of the injured individuals were transported to a Sioux Falls hospital.

Their names have not been released pending notification of family members.


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Patrol: 1 killed, 4 injured in head-on crash near Brookings