HINCKLEY, Minn. — The State Patrol says the northbound lanes of Interstate 35 reopened around 7 p.m. Friday after a fatal crash near Hinckley.
Authorities had closed northbound I-35 for hours during the investigation and clean-up.
The State Patrol says it appears an SUV traveling southbound crossed over the median and hit an oncoming SUV head-on.
The State Patrol says the 21-year-old driver of the car that crossed the median was not wearing a seatbelt.
She and her passenger were both taken to hospitals with life-threatening injuries.
The 45-year-old driver of the other SUV died at the scene.
There's no word yet on what led up to the crash.
The accident caused a large back-up of traffic on I-35 for hours before it was reopened.
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