One Dead in Accident on I-41

One person was killed in an accident on Interstate 41 near
County Highway B south of Fond du Lac Tuesday afternoon. According to the
Wisconsin State Patrol, traffic on I-41 northbound was backed up due to another
crash that happened earlier in the afternoon near the intersection of I-41 and
US 151. A truck that had slowed down in traffic was rear-ended by a car being
driven by an 80-year-old man from Antigo. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two passengers in the truck from Green Bay suffered non-life-threatening
injuries and refused treatment. Two others in the truck were not injured. The
State Patrol is investigating the crash which happened just after 2pm.

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The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Department and City of
Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue assisted at the scene.