Officials ID couple killed in collision at west-central Minnesota intersection

The crash occurred about 10 miles south of Willmar.

November 30, 2023 at 1:48PM

A two-vehicle crash at a west-central Minnesota intersection left two people dead and another person seriously injured, officials said.

The collision occurred about 11:35 a.m. Wednesday about 10 miles south of Willmar at the intersection of County roads 3 and 5, the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office said.

According to the Sheriff's Office:

The crash involved an SUV heading west on County Road 3 and a minivan on northbound County Road 5.

Killed were the two occupants of the minivan, 83-year-old driver Ronald Lundquist, and his wife, 76-year-old Betty Lundquist. They lived in nearby Blomkest.

The driver and lone occupant in the SUV, 75-year-old Beverly Retzlaff, of Clara City, Minn., was hospitalized in Willmar with serious injuries.

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