4 people die in crash with Air Force vehicle on North Dakota reservation

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The Associated Press

A B-52H Stratofortess takes off on its way to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of a deployment June 2, 2010, at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. During the six-month deployment, nearly 350 Airmen and several B-52s will provide U.S. Pacific Command with a continuous bomber presence in the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael J. Veloz)

NEW TOWN, N.D. — Four people are dead after their car collided on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation with a pickup carrying two airmen from Minot Air Force Base.

The Highway Patrol says all of the victims are from Mandaree. They were in a car that authorities say failed to stop at an intersection shortly after 9:30 p.m. Monday and collided with an Air Force service vehicle.

The driver of the car and three backseat passengers died at the scene about 6 miles east of New Town. A front seat passenger was seriously injured.

Dead are a 23-year-old woman, and men ages 21, 23 and 27. They weren’t immediately identified.

The airmen in the pickup weren’t hurt. They are assigned to the 91st Missile Wing.