2 killed, 3 injured in interstate crash near Fargo

Two people have died and three others have been injured in an interstate crash near Fargo.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the accident happened Sunday in a construction zone on Interstate 29 when a pickup truck crossed the center line and struck an SUV head on.

Both drivers were killed.

The patrol identified them as 66-year-old Ricky Allen Pender, of Moorhead, Minnesota and 27-year-old Skylur Herman Koch, of Fargo.

A passenger in the pickup and two others in the SUV suffered serious injuries.

The injured were taken to Essentia Health and Sanford Hospital, both in Fargo.