Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

2-vehicle crash temporarily closes US 2; four taken to hospital

By RICHARD JENKINS

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KIMBALL, Wis. - A two-vehicle crash temporarily closed U.S. 2 in Kimball Friday afternoon.

The two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision at around 2 p.m. Friday, Iron County Sheriff Paul Samardich told the Daily Globe, on the highway near Defer Road.

Four people were transported by Beacon Ambulance to Aspirus Ironwood Hospital as a result of the crash.

The highway had re-opened by 4 p.m.

The Iron County Sheriff's Department continues to investigate the cause of the crash, Samardich said.

The Hurley Police Department and the Kimball Volunteer Fire Department also responded to the scene of the crash.