在明尼苏达西南部发生的圣诞夜车祸中,两名妇女丧生;卡车司机没有受伤,有权行驶。 Two women died in a Christmas Eve crash in southwest Minnesota; the truck driver was uninjured and had the right of way.

两名妇女,即Chandler的71岁的Patricia Ann Struiksma和Leota的69岁的Donna Jean Vanthof,在明尼苏达西南部一个农村十字路口的圣诞前夕坠毁事件中死亡。 Two women, 71-year-old Patricia Ann Struiksma of Chandler and 69-year-old Donna Jean Vanthof of Leota, died in a crash on Christmas Eve at a rural intersection in southwest Minnesota. 下午1时45分,在Trosky附近发生碰撞,一辆向西行驶的面包车在一条农村公路上与一辆半卡车在75号公路上向北行驶相撞。 The collision occurred just before 1:45 p.m. near Trosky, where a minivan traveling west on a rural road collided with a semi-truck moving north on Highway 75. 卡车司机53岁,来自管道石的Chad Walters没有受伤,有权行驶。 The truck driver, 53-year-old Chad Walters of Pipestone, was uninjured and had the right of way. 所有三名乘客都系安全带,不涉及酒精问题。 All three occupants were wearing seat belts, and alcohol was not involved. Struiksma在现场死亡;Vanthof在Pipestone住院,后来因伤势过重而死亡。 Struiksma died at the scene; Vanthof was hospitalized in Pipestone and later succumbed to her injuries. 明尼苏达州巡警正在调查原因 The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating the cause.