The deadly collision was reported around 7:40 AM on Highway 10 just to the east of Big Lake in Sherburne County. According to a preliminary report from the State Patrol, a car traveling west on Highway 10 collided with a second car that was attempting to cross the highway at the intersection with 172nd Street.

There have been nearly 170 crashes, including one that proved fatal, in Minnesota on Thursday due to wet and snowy conditions across the state.

The State Patrol is reporting that the first incident happened around 1:30 PM in the central Minnesota town of Ogilvie. The preliminary crash report indicates the driver of an SUV was killed when the vehicle went through an intersection just north of the entrance to Ogilvie High School and crashed into the ditch.

Minnesota State Patrol is investigating what they say is a fatal crash that occurred Wednesday morning in Big Lake Township. A 25-year-old Elk River man was driving a Ford Fusion west on Highway 10 and a 40-year-old Big Lake woman was driving a Nissan Altima across the highway around 7:40 a.