Juan P. Martinez, 47, and Aishia Y. Ruiz, 23, were killed, and Paul Martinez, 22, was injured after their car was struck by two semis head-on, driven by Paul V. Eversman, 62, and Mark E. Batz, 57, on Highway 52 near Zumbrota, Minnesota

A car accident near Zumbrota, Minnesota has claimed the lives of two people and injured another Friday night. The accident occured on Highway 52 several miles norrth of the town shortly before 8:39 PM. A car heading south veered into oncoming traffic, colliding with a tractor trailer. The stopped car was then hit by a second semi. Juan P. Martinez, 47, and Aisha Y. Ruiz, 23, were both killed in the accident as their car was struck by the trucks. Paul Martinez, 22, the third person in the car, was airlifted to the Saint Marys Campus of Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. The drivers of the semis, who have been identified as Paul V. Eversman, 62, and Mark E. Batz, 57, were not reported as injured.