BENSON, MN : A woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash in Benson on Monday, December, 4th 2017

A Murdock man was killed and a woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon in Benson.

The accident was reported at 12:43 p.m. on U.S. Highway 12 and 19th Street South.

According to the State Patrol, a 2017 Ford Escape was going south on 19th Street and was attempting to cross Highway 12 when it was struck by a 1997 Dodge Ram that was going west on Highway 12.

The names of those involved have not yet been released, but the State Patrol said an 87-year-old passenger in the Escape was killed.

The driver of the Escape, an 81-year-old woman from Murdock, had non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the pickup, who is a 42-year-old man from Granite Falls, was not injured.

Additional information will be released Tuesday morning.

The Swift County Sheriff's Office and Benson Police Department assisted at the scene of the crash.

Source :
Murdock man killed Monday in Swift County crash