APRIL 28, 2015
BARRON COUNTY, WIS.
One person is dead after a vehicle crashed head-on into a
milk truck in Wisconsin.
Authorities say the accident happened around 6:24 a.m. on
Tuesday near Cumberland.
Investigators say a vehicle driving west on Highway 48
crossed the centerline into the path of the milk truck that was heading east.
When authorities arrived on scene, both vehicles were
engulfed in flames.
The driver of the vehicle was killed in the crash. The
driver of the milk truck did not report any injuries.
Neither vehicle had occupants.
Highway 48, near 3rd Street, was closed for about three
hours while Wisconsin State Patrol officers investigated the crash.
The name of the driver killed is being withheld pending
family notification.
The crash remains under investigation.