A mother and her 5-year-old daughter were killed last weekend when the vehicle the woman was driving crossed the centerline and apparently caused a head-on collision in Inver Grove Heights.
Deputy Police Chief Sean Folmar said the cause of the crash remains under investigation by Inver Grove Heights police and the Minnesota State Patrol.
“It is unclear what happened and why,” Folmar said. “It is an unfortunate tragedy.”
What police have been able to determine is a vehicle carrying four people — a mother and three children — was traveling east on 80th Street near Bowman Avenue about 7:30 a.m. Saturday when it crossed the centerline and struck a westbound vehicle with two occupants.
All six people were taken to the hospital, where the mother and 5-year-old daughter died. A 3-year-old and an infant were also traveling in the mother’s vehicle.
The conditions of the survivors were not available Tuesday.
All six people involved in the crash were Inver Grove Heights residents. They weren’t immediately identified by authorities.
