Pine River, MN (KROC-AM News) - A third person has died as a result of a head-on collision early Sunday in north-central Minnesota.

The State Patrol today updated its report on the tragic incident to include the death of 36-year-old Corey Peterson of Brainerd. He was among the four occupants of a car that collided head-on with a pickup truck around 12:30 AM on a rural road a few miles west of Pine River and about 25 miles north of Brainerd.

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The crash report indicates alcohol was detected in the driver of the pickup. He was identified as 32-year-old Kyle Jones of Bayport. He and his passenger, 30-year-old Mandy Tellinghuisen of Bayport were both transported by ambulance to Saint Josephs Hospital in Brainerd with life-threatening injuries. One of the occupants of the car, 53-year-old Kelly Kuschel of Pine River, also had critical injuries from the crash and was brought to the Brainerd hospital.

Photo: Alex Svejkovsky, WJON News
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The two other people killed in the crash were identified as 39-year-old Royal Noe of Hillman and 50-year-old Heather Ceballo of Brainerd.  Noe was the driver of the car. The State Patrol says they were pronounced dead at the scene.

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