Two people die and others are injured in a crash in Aitkin County

WAUKENABO, Minn. – Two people from Minnetonka were killed and others, including children, were injured in a crash in Aitkin County on Friday.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, it happened at the intersection of Highway 169 and Grove Street/County Road 3 in Waukenabo Township around 5:15 p.m

A suburban towing a trailer was traveling east on County Road 3 but failed to stop at the stop sign on Highway 169, authorities said. The vehicle was struck by a northbound GMC Yukon. Two other vehicles were struck in the accident, but the people in those two cars were not injured.

According to the State Patrol, the driver of the Suburban suffered life-threatening injuries. Elizabeth Jane Baldwin, 61, of Minnetonka, and Marlo Dean Baldwin, 92, of Minnetonka, both died. Officials said the driver of the vehicle, a 61-year-old from Minnetonka, had life-threatening injuries.

Six people were in the Yukon when the crash occurred. The 44-year-old driver and passengers ages 18, 14 and 11 suffered what officials described as life-threatening injuries. The other two passengers have non-life-threatening injuries.

Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the crash, but officials said Elizabeth Jane Baldwin was not wearing a seatbelt.