The University of St. Thomas has identified one of the women killed in a car crash over the weekend as a second-year student.
The Wisconsin State Patrol reported two women from Minnesota were killed in a single-vehicle crash in Wisconsin on Saturday.
State patrol troopers and deputies from the St. Croix County Sheriff's Department responded to the crash on interstate 94 in St. Croix County just before 4 p.m. Saturday.
Upon arrival, they found two occupants in the vehicle, a 20-year-old woman from St. Michael, Minnesota and a 20-year-old woman from Albertville, Minnesota. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
The initial investigation indicates the vehicle entered the ditch and struck a tree, according to the state patrol.
The University of St. Thomas identified the woman from Albertville as second-year student Kyra Winslow.
"The University of St. Thomas community is mourning today after learning one of our students passed away in a car accident in Wisconsin this weekend," a Monday statement reads.
According to the university, Winslow produced content for TommieMedia and was interested in majoring in strategic communications.
"We pray for comfort for her family and friends," the statement said.
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