On Monday evening, October 24 a semi hauling an excavator on a flatbed trailer struck a railroad bridge overpass in Schroeder on Highway 61, causing the excavator to break away and slide across the roadway into the opposite ditch.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a Jeep traveling in the northbound lane swerved to avoid the southbound wreck and struck a guardrail.
The passengers in the Jeep Patriot — Mark Mathews, 47, and Laura Mathews, 36, of Eau Claire, Wis., and Lisa Kruel, 27, of St. Peter, Minn. — were taken by ambulance to Lake View Hospital in Two Harbors with minor injuries, the State Patrol said.
The semi driver, Ronald Mackey, 64, of Gilbert, Minn., suffered no injuries.
The crash occurred at 6:37 p.m.
The semi and its trailer were undamaged, while the Jeep sustained moderate damage, the State Patrol said.
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