Sumner County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a fatal crash that happened west of Belle Plaine.
The crash was reported around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday in the 1100 block of North U.S. Highway 81. Undersheriff Mike Westmoreland said a vehicle was traveling north and attempting to pass another vehicle, when it struck a southbound vehicle.
The driver of the southbound vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. His name is not being released by request of the family. The driver of the northbound v ehicle and passengers had minor injuries.
