Update: David Michael Button, 26, of Neenah, and a 8-year-old boy who's name will not be released by the State Patrol due to being a juvenile died in the crash.
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An 8-year-old boy and 26-year-old man from Neenah died Wednesday in a car accident on I-41 near Fond du Lac, according to the Wisconsin DOT. Names have not been released, pending notification of the families.
The crash happened at 11:46 a.m. on I-41 at Highway 23 near Fond du Lac.
A 2014 Chevrolet Cruze with three passengers, driven by a 23-year-old Neenah woman, slowed to stop behind a semi-truck and was struck from behind by a 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee with two passengers inside.
The impact pushed the Chevy Cruze into the rear of the semi.
A 26-year-old man from Neenah and an 8-year-old boy in the Chevy Cruze were pronounced dead at the scene.
The 23-year-old woman and the 32-year-old driver of the Jeep Grand Cherokee were taken to St. Agnes Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The passenger in the Jeep, a 35-year-old from Eldorado, was taken to Theda Clark by Flight for Life with serious injuries.
The driver of the semi, a 60-year-old man from Hilbert, was not injured in the crash.
No names have been released. Everyone involved was wearing a seat belt.
