One killed, two others injured in head-on crash in Yankton County

YANKTON, S.D (KTIV) – The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has reported that a 45-year-old man has died in a two-way vehicle crash.

Authorities say the accident took place at 8:49 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17 in Yankton County, located 7 miles east of Yankton, South Dakota, near Gayville, IA.

The department says the names of the people involved in the crash have not been released to the public due to pending notification to family members.

The department says preliminary information, regarding the crash indicates the driver of a 2002 Ford van was traveling east in the westbound lanes of South Dakota’s Highway 50, located near Gayville, South Dakota. At the same time, a male driver of a 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe was traveling west on Highway 50. The department says the accident was a head-on collision.

Officials say the driver of the Ford van was not wearing a seatbelt and sustained life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Tahoe was wearing a seatbelt and sustained serious injuries. The department says that he was flown by helicopter to a Sioux Falls hospital.

Authorities say an additional female passenger of the Tahoe vehicle, was also transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries.

The department says the car accident is still being investigated by the South Dakota Highway Patrol, an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.

All the information released so far related to the accident is preliminary. The accident remains under investigation.

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