UPDATE: Names released in Elk Mound fatal crash

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Published: Sep. 23, 2023 at 3:15 PM CDT
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DUNN COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - The names of those involved in a fatal crash in Dunn county Saturday morning have been released.

One person is dead after a crash in Dunn County Saturday morning.

According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, the crash occurred on WIS 29 westbound at State Highway 29 near Elk Mound around 1:35 a.m.

Deputies believe a 17-year-old woman from Fairchild was driving a car traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes when it hit a semi. The semi, driven by a 35-year-old Bishar Sadaq Osman of Minneapolis, then traveled through the median, across the eastbound lanes and into a ditch where the semi jackknifed.

The woman driving the car died at the scene. Osman was taken to a hospital for his injuries. The crash is still under investigation.