TOWN OF WASCOTT—Two men were killed in a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 53 in Douglas County on Wednesday evening.
The crash occurred shortly before 6 p.m. on November 4, at mile post 191, according to the Wisconsin State Patrol. A vehicle traveling southbound in the northbound lanes collided with a northbound vehicle.
Both drivers sustained fatal injuries. They have been identified as James Paske, 80, of Minong, and Nicholas Groszback, 47, of Hibbing. No other occupants were in the vehicles.
Emergency responders included the Washburn and Douglas County Sheriff's Offices, Gordon Emergency Medical Services, Wascott Fire and EMS, and Minong Fire.
The Wisconsin State Patrol is continuing the investigation. Further details will be released as they become available.