BROOKFIELD, Wis. — Two people died and one person was injured in a head-on crash in Brookfield Thursday night.
The crash happened around 6:37 p.m. in the westbound lanes of the 22000 block of Capitol Drive.
A 91-year-old Brookfield man and an 87-year-old Brookfield woman were killed. They were identified by police as Eugene and Grace Magnuson.
Watch: Crash shuts down Capitol Drive in Brookfield
Police say that, according to reports, the two mistakenly entered the westbound lanes of Capitol Dr. while traveling eastbound after exiting a joint driveway shared by a 7-Eleven and a Culver’s restaurant.
Their vehicle was then struck by another vehicle traveling westbound. Police say the driver of the other vehicle involved sustained minor injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital.
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