NELSON, Wis. – Two Minnesota motorcyclists were killed in a head-on collision with a pickup truck on State Highway 35 a mile south of Nelson. Killed were:
> Mark Holzer, 59, of Rochester.
> Brian Shank, 59, of Chatfield.
Without explanation Buffalo County Sheriff Michael Osmond withheld the other victims’ names. Injured and taken to a hospital was a third Minnesota biker, a 69-year-old man from Rushford. The pickup driver, a 34-year-old man from Alma, was unhurt. The collision was about 10:40 a.m. on Highway 35 near Deer Creek Road. Deputies said it appeared that the pickup, northbound, crossed the centerline and hit the oncoming bikers. The two-lane highway was closed both directions five hours for investigation and clean-up.