Lincoln Co. Crash Report: Head-on crash along Hwy 8 near Rapel Rd kills 1

Crash Report – Hwy 8 EB near Rapel Rd, Tomahawk, WI

 

Report ID: 2023 November 22

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown


Traffic Unit 1: Passenger vehicle

Traffic Unit 2: Utility work truck


Occupants: 4

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Unknown but likely

Injuries/Fatalities: Yes

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown

Road Surface Condition (Dry, Wet, Snow, Mud, Dirt): Unknown

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown):  Head-on

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): N/A

Narrative

TOMAHAWK, WI – A 78-year-old man died on Wednesday after his vehicle collided head-on with another vehicle along a highway in Tomahawk.

The incident happened around 1:28 p.m. on US-8 near Rapel Road, which is just north of Clear Lake.

Police say that the victim’s vehicle was headed eastbound on US-8 when, for unknown reasons, he veered into the westbound lane and crashed into a utility work truck carrying three people.

The force of the collision caused the work truck to overturn and land in a ditch. The occupants of the truck sustained only minor injuries.

Authorities have not yet released the identity of the man who died.

A full investigation is underway.

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