Two Area Men Die in Labor Day UTV Crash in South Dakota

The two men, from Ainsworth and Long Pine were both pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

KBRB Ainsworth - Two area men died on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1, during a UTV crash that occurred in South Dakota.

According to the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, at 5:40 p.m. Monday approximately 7 miles south of Custer, S.D., a 2023 Can-Am Maverick side-by-side, driven by a 60-year-old Long Pine man, was traveling south on Flynn Creek Road when the vehicle slid sideways on a curve, entered the east ditch and struck a tree.

Both the driver of the UTV and a passenger, a 41-year-old Ainsworth man, were pronounced dead at the scene. Both were wearing seat belts.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the accident. Names of the accident victims have not been publicly released pending notification of family members.