Two people were killed in a wrong-way crash on Highway 53 near Minong on Wednesday evening, Nov. 4.

The Wisconsin State Patrol and area first responders were called to the scene just before 6 p.m.

Initial information indicates one vehicle was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of the highway when it collided with a northbound vehicle.

Both drivers, who were the only occupants of their vehicles, sustained fatal injuries. Authorities had not yet released their names as of Thursday morning.

The northbound lanes of Highway 53 remained closed for about three hours after the crash.