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Justin Olsen, 27, and Jacob Smith, 28, die when pickup and water tanker truck collide head-on on Highway 1804 east of Williston, North Dakota

Modified Date: 
Fri, 11/20/2015 - 11:29am
Accident Date: 
Thursday, July 9, 2015

2 die in head-on collision of pickup, tanker truck on 1804

Two people are dead after a head-on collision involving a pickup truck and a water tanker truck in Williams County. The driver of the tanker truck was not hurt. The Highway Patrol says the two male victims were in the pickup, which was traveling east in the westbound lane of state Highway 1804. Thursday, about 20 miles east of Williston, and the pickup caught fire.

Two men killed in crash identified

Justin Olsen, 27, Kuna, Idaho, and Jacob Smith, 28, Ray, N.D., died at the scene of the accident, the patrol said.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death

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Type: Truck Accident
Topics: 
Head-on, Fire
People Involved: 
Justin Olsen
Jacob Smith
Roadway: 
Highway 1804
City: 
Williston, ND
County: 
Williams County, ND
Area: 
Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson, ND

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