MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – 3 people have died following a Tuesday early morning crash on Cottage Grove Street in Madison. A regional cafe proprietor claims two of the individuals killed in the crash dined at his small business proper right before the crash.

Vasko Zyteja, the operator of Dairyland Spouse and children Restaurant, states a couple was in the cafe in advance of the crash.

Zyteja says the partner and wife have been regulars, coming in a number of times a 7 days for breakfast for more than a 10 years. Generally, the spouse would occur in on your own on the weekdays, accompanied by his wife on Sundays immediately after church. Tuesday morning, each arrived in for breakfast, sharing holiday pleasantries with Zyteja in advance of leaving.

Times later on, the loved ones cafe operator heard what he referred to as a boom. He realizes he served the couple their last meal and was the last to discuss to them in advance of the crash.

“It feels… I don’t know how to describe the feeling I was the previous one to converse with them,” mentioned Zyteja.

In accordance to the Madison Fireplace Dept., crisis crews responded to the scene of the crash all around 9:20 a.m., very shortly soon after it took place, and promptly noticed how numerous men and women ended up hurt and the extent of their accidents.

Multiple units, which include four ambulances and a few engines, ended up termed to support free the travellers from the automobiles and provide emergency care.

The MPD has still to release information and facts about the trigger of the crash or any info about people associated.

Cottage Grove Highway remained shut at South Stoughton Street until soon after 2 p.m. although customers of the Madison Police Division and the Wisconsin State Patrol examine.

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