WHITE RIVER, (KCCR) — A single vehicle crash Sunday evening in Mellette County has claimed the life of a Mission woman. According to information released Monday afternoon by the South Dakota Highway Patrol the crash happened just before four pm Sunday afternoon on Ring Thunder Road; 13 miles south of White River. A 2009 Chevy Colorado pickup was traveling east on Ring Thunder Road when the driver failed to negotiate a curve and began to skid. The vehicle rolled over coming to rest in the north ditch. All four people in the pickup were ejected from the vehicle. The female driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The other occupants; two males and a female, suffered serious, non-life-threatening injuries. The Highway Patrol’s preliminary crash investigation indicates there was no seat belt use by any of the four occupants. No other identifying information on those involved was released. The names of those involved are being withheld pending notification of family.
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