Lyman County Fatal Crash

What:    Two vehicle fatal crash
Where:  I-90, Mile marker 247, 2 miles west of Reliance, SD
When:   7:43 p.m., Monday, March 18, 2024

Driver 1: Male, 38, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2005 Ford F-350
Seat Belt Use: Under investigation

Driver 2: Male, 59, fatal injuries
Vehicle 2: 2024 Kenworth T680 Semi-truck
Seat Belt Use: Under investigation

Lyman County, S.D.- A 38-year-old man and 59-year-old man died Monday evening in a two-vehicle crash in Lyman County.

The names of the people involved have not been released pending notification of family members.

Preliminary crash information indicates a Ford F-350 was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of SD I-90 near Reliance. At the same time, a semi-truck was traveling eastbound in the eastbound lanes of I-90. The vehicles crashed head-on. The driver of the F-350 received fatal injuries. The driver of the semi-truck was transported to a Chamberlain hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.

The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.

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