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Rollover Accident East Of Oelrichs Claims 3 Lives

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    The South Dakota Highway Patrol says 3 men were killed and a 4th hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries in a one-vehicle rollover accident about 7:15 Thursday morning on Hwy 18 east of Oelrichs.

       Two of the men who died were 26 and the other 25. The survivor was also 26. Names have not been released pending notification of family.

     The Patrol says the car was eastbound on Highway 18 about 4 miles east of Oelrichs when the driver lost control. The vehicle rolled several times and came to rest in the west ditch.

     None of the 4 men was wearing a seatbelt. The survivor was airlifted to Monument Hospital in Rapid City. His condition is not available.