Crash on East Side of Bowdle Kills 1 Teen, Injures Another

BOWDLE, S.D. (AP) — One teenager was killed and another seriously injured when their car collided with a semitrailer in Edmunds County.

The Highway Patrol says the car the two 16-year-old boys were in pulled into an intersection on state Highway 47 on the east side of Bowdle and collided with a semitrailer pulling an empty cattle trailer. The crash happened about 9:30 p.m. Monday.

The driver of the car was killed and the passenger suffered what authorities say are life-threatening injuries. They weren't immediately identified.

The semi driver wasn't hurt.

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