Fatal crash in Platte Wednesday

PLATTE, S.D. (AP) – A 10-year-old boy is dead and five other people injured in a two-vehicle crash in Douglas County.

The Highway Patrol says the boy was a passenger in a pickup truck that collided with a sport utility vehicle at a state Highway 44 intersection about 12 miles east of Platte. The crash happened about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The name of the boy who died wasn’t immediately released.

The 14-year-old driver of the pickup and an 11-year-old female passenger suffered minor injuries.

The three people in the SUV also suffered minor injuries. They included a 2-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy.

AP-WF-08-25-16 1022GMT