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Mother, Daughter Identified as Victims of Markle Wreck

MARKLE, Ind (WOWO): The Huntington County Coroner's Office has identified the victims of Wednesday morning's fatal accident near Markle. 

53 year old Rochelle Burch of Franklin, Ohio and 77 year old Linda Dykstra of Wayland, Michigan were in the car when a semi ran into it. According to the Journal-Gazette, Burch was exiting I-69 onto Highway 224 when she ran a stop sign and was hit by a semi. 

Burch and Dykstra died at the scene. The driver of the semi suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene.

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