Long Lake crash kills 2, injures 1

LONG LAKE, Minn. (AP) - Two people have died and a third person was injured in a head-on crash in Long Lake.

Authorities say a man and woman were killed when their car collided with a pickup truck on Highway 12 about 8 p.m. Monday.

The driver of the truck, a 54-year-old Maple Plaine man, was extricated from his vehicle and airlifted to North Memorial Medical Center.

Troopers say the man and woman were in a Ford Focus. KMSP-TV says the highway was closed while investigators worked on an accident reconstruction.

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