TOWN OF FRANZEN, WI (WSAU-WAOW) One person is dead, another is critically injured after a crash on Highway 49 in the Town of Franzen. A car rear-ended a truck that was hauling a load of potatoes.
The north and southbound lanes were closed for several hours at County Road VV while the accident was investigated. Sheriffs deputies, the state patrol, and the Wittenberg Fire Department responded.
A lieutenant with the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department told WAOW-TV that the 71-year-old driver of the car has died. A 78-year-old female passenger was airlifted from the scene in critical condition. Their names have not been released. The truck driver was not hurt.
The accident is under investigation.
