Monday Evening Crash in Southern Minnesota Claimed Two Lives

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New Prague, MN (KROC-AM News) - Two people were killed in a three-vehicle crash yesterday evening just south of the Twin Cities.

The State Patrol says the deadly collision was reported just after 6 PM on Highway 13 in Scott County just west of New Prague. The crash report says an SUV crossed the centerline and collided with a pickup and a car headed in the opposite direction.

The driver of the SUV was one of the two people killed in the crash. 38-year-old Jordan Bailey was from New Prague. The other victim was also from New Prague and was driving the car. She was identified as 43-year-old Heather Nelson.

The driver of the pickup was the only survivor of the crash. The State Patrol says 49-year-old Corey Pumper of New Prague was transported to a nearby hospital with what were described as non-life-threatening injuries.

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