UPDATE: Third Person Confirmed Dead After Car Crash in Divide County

The North Dakota Highway Patrol confirms a third person has died after a car crash in Divide County.

The patrol says 31-year-old Lesley Gunderson of Noonan died at the hospital from his injuries.

Shelly Gunderson, 8 and Shayleigh Gunderson, 2 also died at the scene.

The fourth person in the car, 4-year-old Shelton Gunderson has serious injuries and was airlifted to a Minot hospital.

The driver of the other car, 49-year-old William Koehler, had minor injuries.

The Patrol says while Lesley Gunderson was not wearing a seatbelt, the three children in the vehicle were.

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Two young girls are dead after a car crash in a construction zone in Divide County.

The Highway Patrol says the 2 and 8-year-old girls from Noonan died after their car was rear-ended on Highway 5 about three miles east of Crosby.

The 31-year-old male driver and a 4-year-old boy were seriously hurt.

They were flown to a Minot hospital.

The Florida man driving the truck suffered minor injuries.

A woman working as a flagger in the construction zone was struck by debris but not seriously hurt.