CHIPPEWA TWP, Minn. (Northern News Now) - One person is dead following a crash on Highway 13 in Ashland County on Tuesday morning.

According to the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office, at about 10:20 a.m., emergency operations received multiple reports of a single-vehicle crash near Amsler Road in Chippewa Township, north of Butternut and Park Falls.

Many northern Wisconsin first responders responded to the scene and discovered the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle died in the crash.

The Wisconsin State Patrol and Ashland County Highway Department also assisted at the scene to ensure the safety of the surrounding area.

The circumstances of the crash are currently under investigation by the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Ashland County Coroner’s Office.

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