 The operator, identified as 79-year-old John Berger of Brazee, was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of the accident is under investigation. At around 6.30 Thursday morning, the Minnesota State Patrol responded to a two-vehicle accident at an intersection north of Deer Creek. According to state troopers, a pickup was traveling east on County Road 52 and a passenger vehicle was heading north on Highway 106 when the two collided at the intersection.