Highway Patrol: At least two people killed in accident south of Mitchell - Sioux Falls Argus Leader

Two people died and a third was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash on S.D Highway 37 about four miles south of Mitchell on Wednesday afternoon, according to a news release from the Department of Public Safety.

A southbound 2006 Saturn Relay drifted into the northbound lane and collided with a northbound 2004 GMC Sierra pickup. Both vehicles caught fire and both drivers died in the crash, according to the news release. Neither was wearing a seatbelt.

Witnesses told the Mitchell Daily Republic that a young man who came upon the accident used a knife to cut a seat belt and remove a young child from one of the burning vehicles.

Names of the victims were being withheld pending family notification.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating. Davison County Sheriffs Office, Mitchell Fire Department and Ethan Fire Department assisted.