Rollover crash kills 1, injures 2 in Price County

PRICE COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A rollover crash in Price County has killed one and injured two.

It happened on WIS 70 WB at State Highway 70 near Park Falls around 12:43 p.m. on Tuesday.

According to Wisconsin State Patrol, a Chrysler PT Cruiser was traveling westbound on State Highway 70, negotiating a curve when it lost control and drove off the roadway down into the ditch, causing the vehicle to roll over several times.

The driver and front seat passenger were taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

The backseat passenger was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead on arrival. She has been identified as 46-year-old Amy Kruger from Spooner.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation. 

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