Fatal Traffic Accident on Hwy 10 Near Auburndale
Township of Auburndale (OnFocus) The evening of September 29th, at approximately 6:40 pm, Wood County Sheriff’s Department responded to a two vehicle crash at the intersection of US Hwy 10 and Day Road in the Township of Auburndale.
Wood County Sheriff’s Department initial investigation determined that a van with five occupants was traveling eastbound on US Hwy 10 when it collided with a truck containing one occupant that was traveling southbound on Day Road.
The operator of the truck traveling southbound on Day Road was pronounced deceased at the scene. Two occupants from the van were transported to the Marshfield Medical Center by ambulance with injuries. This crash remains under investigation by the Wood County Sheriff’s Department and the Wisconsin State Patrol.
The Wood County Sheriff’s Department was assisted on scene by Marshfield Fire Department, Auburndale Fire Department and Life Link III.