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2 dead, 5 injured in wrong-way Wisconsin truck crash

A truck heading south in a northbound lane on U.S. Highway 151 in Dodge County, Wisconsin, struck a Kia sedan head-on and killed two of its occupants.

Two people were killed when the vehicle they were in was struck by a truck traveling the wrong way on a Wisconsin road.

The Dodge County Sheriff's Office said deputies were responding about 2:45 a.m. Wednesday to reports of the truck heading south in the northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 151 in Chester when the crash was reported.

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The box truck struck a Kia sedan head-on. The sedan then was hit by a third vehicle.

A 25-year-old man driving the Kia and a 28-year-old woman who was a passenger were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. Two others in the sedan and three people in the third vehicle were hurt and taken to area hospitals.

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A 69-year-old Pennsylvania man was driving the truck, according to the sheriff's office.

The highway was closed several hours after the crash. Chester is about 74 miles northwest of Milwaukee.

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