SIOUX FALLS S.D. (Press Release) – One person died and another person was injured Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash near Sioux Falls.
Names of the two drivers are not yet being released pending notification of family members. They were the only people involved.
A 2020 Ford F150 pickup was eastbound on 85th Street and collided in the uncontrolled intersection with a 2007 Sterling LT9000 truck that was northbound on Sycamore Avenue. The pickup remained on its wheels while the truck came to rest on its driver’s side.
The 85-year-old male driver of the pickup was not wearing a seatbelt. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Sustaining serious non-life threatening injuries was the 47-year-old male driver of the truck. He was wearing a seat belt and was taken by ambulance to a Sioux Falls hospital.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol continues to investigate the crash. All information is only preliminary at this point.
The Highway Patrol is part of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.