Murdo firefighter dies responding to large grass fire in single vehicle accident

A Murdo firefighter died enroute to a large grass fire in a single vehicle crash Saturday evening, four miles north of Draper, SD.

The name of the person involved has not been released pending notification of family members.

Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 1989 Ford Fire Tender was traveling northbound on 279^th Street while responding to a fire north of Draper. The vehicle left the roadway, rolled and ejected the driver, who was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.

The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.