Six injured in three-vehicle crash in northwestern North Dakota

NEW TOWN, N.D. — A crash involving three vehicles in northwestern North Dakota injured six people, four of them seriously.

The crash happened on Highway 23 in McKenzie County, about 14 miles west of New Town, around 2:40 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, the Highway Patrol said in a news release.

The driver of a westbound 1969 Ford Mustang was stopped with turn signal activated, intending to turn left off Highway 23 onto a gravel road but waiting for an eastbound 2022 Ford F-150 pickup to pass.

A 2005 Nissan Murano also traveling west struck the rear of the Ford Mustang, pushing it into a ditch. The Nissan then struck the pickup.

A 76-year-old man from Michigan, North Dakota, driving the Mustang was seriously injured and flown to a Bismarck hospital. His 76-year-old female passenger, also from Michigan, had minor injuries, the Patrol said.

The three people in the Nissan, all from Minot, were also seriously hurt in the crash.

The 45-year-old male driver was taken to a Watford City hospital, while his 42-year-old female passenger was flown to a Fargo hospital and an 8-year-old male passenger was flown to a Minot hospital, the Patrol said.

The 38-year-old driver of the pickup from Minot had minor injuries.

The crash is being investigated by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

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