One person died Thursday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash west of Hoven.
Names of the two people involved are not yet being released.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2003 Chevrolet Malibu was southbound on South Dakota Highway 47 when the driver lost control. The vehicle entered a gravel field approach and rolled.
A 23-year-old male occupant, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. The other occupant, a 23-year-old female, suffered minor injuries, but was not transported. Her seat belt use is under investigation.
Which of the occupants was driving has not yet been determined.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.
The Highway Patrol is part of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
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