Two Dead, Eight Injured in Crash Near Corsica, South Dakota
Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - Two people died, and eight others sustained injuries Saturday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash in Douglas County.
According to preliminary information from the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, the crash occurred at 2:56 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, at the intersection of 269th Street and 394th Avenue, located 8.9 miles east of Corsica.
A 2014 Chrysler Town and Country was traveling southbound on 394th Avenue near the intersection with 269th Street when it collided with an eastbound 2012 Chevrolet Silverado.
Fatalities and Injuries
The driver of the Chrysler, a 42-year-old man from Corsica, and a seven-year-old male passenger from Corsica were ejected from the vehicle and sustained fatal injuries. Neither was wearing a seat belt.
Six other juvenile male passengers inside the Chrysler—all from Corsica—were injured in the crash:
· 10-year-old male: Sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries
· Nine-year-old male: Sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries
· Eight-year-old male: Sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries
· 10-year-old male: Sustained minor injuries
· Nine-year-old male: Sustained minor injuries
· Nine-year-old male: Sustained minor injuries
Seat belt use for the six surviving passengers in the Chrysler remains under investigation. Authorities reported that four of the Chrysler's passengers were taken to a Parkston medical center before two of them were transported to a Sioux Falls hospital.
The driver of the Chevrolet Silverado, a 24-year-old man from Corsica, and his passenger, a 23-year-old man from Corsica, both sustained minor injuries and were transported to a Mitchell hospital. Neither occupant of the Chevrolet was wearing a seat belt.
Authorities have not released the names of the individuals involved pending notification of family members. The South Dakota Highway Patrol, an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, is investigating the crash.
