WASHINGTON COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – A head-on crash Thursday morning has claimed the lives of two sisters from Oshkosh.
According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Department, the crash happened on Interstate 41, just north of County Highway K, in the Town of Hartford at 11:12 a.m.
A van driving northbound crossed over the media on I-41 and slammed into a semi-tractor trailer heading southbound.
Authorities say the van was being driven by a 24-year-old Oshkosh woman. Her 15-year-old sister was a passenger. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators believe the van was traveling too fast for road conditions which had snow and scattered slippery spots throughout the county.
The 61-year-old semi driver was not injured but taken to the hospital as a precaution.
One southbound lane was closed for more than 6 hours during clean-up.
The crash remains under investigation.
