Two dead after car crash in Barron County, Wisconsin

Two men died following a two-vehicle crash on Wednesday afternoon near Cumberland in Barron County, Wisconsin.

The crash took place at 12:09 p.m. just east of Cumberland on Highway 48, near Tenth Street, according to Barron County Sheriff’s Department.

A dump truck driven by Vernon Shipley, 61, of Chippewa Falls, was eastbound on Highway 48 when a westbound car crossed the center line and hit the truck.

The driver of the car, Daimian Weiss, 19, of Turtle Lake, and passenger, Dallas McDowell, 21, of Amery, were both pronounced dead at the scene.

Shipley was admitted to Cumberland Hospital with small injuries.

Highway 48 was closed for eight hours following the crash. It is yet to be known that what caused the crash.