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Deadly Crash Shuts Down I-90 Near Rapid City: One Killed, One Critically Injured in Head-On Collision

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RAPID CITY, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) A 43-year-old Rapid City man was killed Tuesday morning in a crash involving a pickup and a semi on Interstate 90, two miles west of Rapid City. According to KELOLand, the South Dakota Department of Public Safety says the pickup crossed the median around 7:30 a.m. and hit the eastbound semi head-on. The semi driver, a 43-year-old man from Box Elder, suffered life-threatening injuries. Both men were wearing seat belts. Eastbound lanes of I-90 were shut down for nearly three hours and reopened just after 10 a.m. The victim’s name has not yet been released pending family notification. For more crime stories from MitchellNow.com, click here.

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