Osage, WY : 57-year-old Newcastle resident died after a car collided with horses on U.S. 16 in Weston County on Monday, January 25, 2016

A car collided with horses on a rural northeast Wyoming highway, killing a 57-year-old Newcastle resident.

The Wyoming Highway Patrol identified the victim as Tina M. Morris.

Morris was a passenger riding in the car when it struck four horses about 11:45 p.m. Monday on U.S. 16 just outside the town of Osage in Weston County.

The patrol says the driver of the car, 39-year-old Timothy J. Dawson, of Newcastle, was treated for minor injuries.

The accident remains under investigation.

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Newcastle resident killed when car hits horses on highway