A two-vehicle collision south of Mankato killed one of the drivers and slightly injured four other people, authorities said.
The crash occurred at about 4:15 p.m. Tuesday at County Road 39 and 148th Street in Beauford Township, the Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office said.
The driver who died was identified Wednesday as Nathan Edward Williams, 30, of Wells, Minn.
Authorities did not release details leading up to the crash, which occurred about 13 miles south of Mankato.
A car heading east on County Road 39 collided with an SUV heading south on 148th Street, according to the Sheriff's Office. The eastbound driver was treated at the scene by emergency medical personnel, but "the driver's injuries were too severe, and the driver was pronounced deceased," a statement from the Sheriff's Office read.
The SUV's driver, 38-year-old Patrick Jay Thorson of Amboy, Minn., and passengers, three children ages 8, 9 and 10, received medical attention at the scene but did not require hospitalization.
