BRITT, MN (KDAL) – A two vehicle crash in Britt Thursday morning left two people dead.
According to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, the accident occurred just before 9 a-m on the Biss Road north of Virginia and involved two pickup trucks.
Witnesses say the 76 year old male driver of one of the vehicles was driving eastbound when it drifted onto the shoulder, over corrected, crossed the center line and hit a westbound vehicle driven by a 69 year old man.
Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene. The victims have been identified as Frank Ratliff of Angora and Steven Shoden of Virginia.
The Minnesota State Patrol is assisting the Sheriff’s Office in investigating the crash.
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