DULUTH - The driver of a pickup truck and her passenger were killed Saturday afternoon when the Ford F-150 struck a concrete barrier at the intersection of Skyline Parkway and Haines Road.
Driver Shelly Ann Morton, 51, of Duluth and Justice Dawn-Marie Williams, 27, Superior, Wis., were southbound on the stretch and crossed a lane of traffic before hitting the barrier in the single-vehicle crash. Lifesaving efforts were attempted, but both died at the scene, according to the Duluth Police Department.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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