2 Dead in 3 Vehicle Crash North of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Two people died in a three-vehicle crash on state Highway 59 at milepost 269 north of Detroit Lakes on Tuesday afternoon, according to a Minnesota State Patrol crash report.
The deceased are a 33-year-old Detroit Lakes man and a 60-year-old Hawley man.
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The deceased are a 33-year-old Detroit Lakes man and a 60-year-old Hawley man. The Detroit Lakes man was the driver of a 1996 Toyota Corolla, and the Hawley man was the vehicle’s passenger. The accident report states the crash involved an unrestrained occupant.
The other vehicles involved in the crash were a 2003 Ford Econoline driven by a 59 year-old Bagley woman, and a 2015 Chrysler Town and Country driven by an 84 year-old Fosston, Minnesota, man. An 82 year-old Fosston woman was a passenger in the Chrysler.
The 59 year-old driver of the 2003 Ford Econoline was uninjured, but the occupants of the 2015 Chrysler Town and Country were both transported to the hospital emergency room with non-life-threatening accident related injuries. All three were wearing their seat belts.
It should be noted that “non-life-threatening injuries” caused in a car or truck collision can be very serious injuries.
The Minnesota State Patrol reported that the 3-vehicle accident occurred on dry pavement, and airbags deployed in the Chrysler and Toyota. The Toyota and Ford were traveling northbound on Highway 59, while the Chrysler was traveling southbound, the patrol said. However, the sequence of events leading up to the crash is still under investigation.
Source: dl-online, October 8, 2024.