Buffalo woman, 87, dies in broadside crash with semitrailer

Published 9:13 am Thursday, April 16, 2015

BUFFALO (AP) — Authorities said an 87-year-old woman was killed in a broadside crash involving a semitrailer just a few miles away from her home in Wright County.

The Minnesota State Patrol said Lorraine Kurtz of Buffalo died late Wednesday afternoon when her vehicle was struck by a semitrailer on Minnesota State Highway 25.

The State Patrol said the accident occurred when Kurtz attempted to turn south onto the highway and pulled in front of the northbound semitrailer.

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The semitrailer driver, a 32-year-old man from Ottertail, wasn’t injured in the crash.

An investigation is ongoing.