RELIANCE, S.D. – The South Dakota Highway Patrol says two people died and several were injured in a multi-vehicle crash Friday afternoon, five miles west of Reliance, SD.
The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information indicates the 50-year-old male driver of a 2025 Kenworth was traveling westbound on Interstate 90 near mile marker 244 and had slowed down due to a possible crash in front of him. A 2008 Mercury Sable collided with the rear end of the semi, and a chain reaction of collisions including a 2025 Ford F-150, a 2013 Ford F-150, and a 2010 GMC Yukon occurred.
The two front seat passengers in the Mercury Sable were pronounced deceased at the scene. They were a 28-year-old male from Colome and a 27-year-old male from Martin. Two other passengers in the vehicle sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries. The driver and two passengers in the 2025 Ford F-150 sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries while a fourth passenger was uninjured.
The driver and a passenger in the 2013 Ford F-150 both received serious, non-life-threatening injuries. The 2010 GMC Yukon sustained minor injuries, and the driver of the Kenworth had no injuries.
Weather conditions with whiteout visibility were a contributing factor in the crash.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
