EVELETH, MN (KDAL) – Icy road conditions contributed to a fatal one vehicle crash south of Eveleth Monday afternoon.
The Minnesota Highway Patrol says a GMC van was northbound on Highway 53 near milepost 49 when the driver lost control on the slippery highway.
The van rolled into the median and came to rest in the southbound lanes.
A passenger, identified as 75 year old Stanley Giles Erkkila of Eveleth, was killed in the crash.
The driver and another passenger had non life threatening injuries.
The crash occurred around 4 p-m when the road was snow and ice covered.
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