One Person Injured in Mower County Crash
Austin, MN (KROC-AM News) - One person was injured in a two-vehicle wreck near Austin Monday morning.
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The Minnesota State Patrol crash report indicates a car and pick-up truck were both traveling north on Highway 218 when the vehicles collided near Mower County Road 4 just south of Austin around 6:15 a.m.
The driver of the pick-up was injured in the crash. He was identified as 31-year-old Charles Branchaud of Austin. He was transported to the Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin with non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the car was identified as 77-year-old John Lavelle of Austin. He was not injured.
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