A U.S. Postal Service worker from Hartley had to be flown by medial helicopter to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, following a two-vechile crash Wednesday morning.

Deputies said 52-year-old Donald Hutzel of Hartley was northbound in a 2001 Buick Century when his car collided with a westbound 2013 Volvo tractor and trailer driven by 44-year-old Kent Bloomer of Merrill, Wisconsin.

Hutzel was ejected from his car and was transported by ambulance to Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake. He was later flown to Avera McKennan Hospital with incapacitating injuries.

Postal worker seriously injured after two-vehicle crash