A Sunday morning crash in the town of Mayville killed one person and injured at least three others. According to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, a vehicle traveling northbound on Highway 13 near Center Road spun out on the road and struck a southbound vehicle. The 74-year-old driver of the northbound vehicle was ejected and later pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in the northbound vehicle and the driver and passenger in the southbound vehicle were transported to area hospitals to be treated for injuries. The accident is still under investigation, and authorities believe icy road conditions may have contributed to the crash. In addition to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, the Dorchester Fire Department, the Marathon County Sheriff’s Office and Crash Reconstruction Team and ambulances from Dorchester, Abbotsford and Colby responded to the scene.
Read more at The Wausau Daily Herald.
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