TAYLORS FALLS, Minn. — A man and a woman are dead after a head-on crash near Taylors Falls Monday afternoon.
The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened around 12:39 p.m. on Highway 8 and Milltown Road in Shafer Township.
A 59-year-old Amery, Wisconsin man was driving a Honda Civic eastbound on Highway 8 when the vehicle crossed over the center line and collided head-on with a Mazda CX-5.
The driver of the Honda and a 61-year-old woman from Minneapolis riding in the Mazda both died in the crash, the state patrol says.
The condition of the Mazda driver, described by authorities as a 55-year-old Minneapolis woman, is unknown.
The crash shut down a portion of Highway 8 for a large part of Monday afternoon.
Authorities say roads were wet at the time of the incident.
The state patrol is investigating.