ELY – An Ely woman died, and two others were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash late Thursday afternoon on Hwy 1/169 near Robinson Lake at Camp Lake Road in Morse Township.

Pat Marsnik, 72, of Ely, was killed when a Chevy Silverado in which she was a passenger was hit by a southbound Subaru Crosstrak that crossed the center line into the northbound lane, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

Another passenger in the Silverado, longtime ISD 696 school board chair Ray Marsnik, 80, of Ely, suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to Essentia Health Duluth. The driver of the Chevy truck, Bob Baier, 74, of Ely, was also taken to Essentia Health with non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the Subaru, Ryan Anthony Reid, 38, of Superior, Wis., experienced life-threatening injuries and was transported to Essentia Health Duluth, according to authorities.

Everybody involved was wearing a seatbelt, and alcohol was not involved with either driver, according to the incident report. Snow and ice were reportedly contributing factors in the crash.

The highway between Ely and Tower was closed for more than an hour following the accident, which happened around 4:50 p.m.