Wanamingo Township: Hwy 52 Rollover Injures Driver

WANAMINGO TOWNSHIP (trfnews.i234.me) — A Minneapolis man was injured when his car rolled off Highway 52 early Wednesday.

The crash happened October 21, 2026, at approximately 2:20 a.m. in Goodhue County.

The Minnesota State Patrol placed the rollover near milepost 86, in Wanamingo Township.

Two Minneapolis residents were in the vehicle when it left the road.

Hyundai Rolled After Entering Ditch

According to the State Patrol, a 2024 Hyundai Elantra was traveling northbound on Highway 52.

The car entered the ditch and rolled, the agency reported.

Its public description does not explain why the Hyundai left the highway.

Investigators listed dry road conditions during the early-morning crash.

No other vehicles were involved, according to the report.

The public summary also does not establish whether speed or another driving factor contributed.

Minneapolis Driver Taken to Rochester Hospital

Chan Malith, 20, of Minneapolis, was driving the Hyundai.

He suffered injuries classified by the State Patrol as non-life-threatening.

The report lists St. Marys in Rochester as his health care facility.

Authorities did not describe his injuries or provide an updated medical condition.

Malith was wearing a seat belt when the rollover happened, according to investigators.

The Hyundai’s airbags deployed during the crash.

Wanamingo Township: Hwy 52 Rollover Injures Driver

Passenger Escaped Injury

Barjany Gatluak Gatdet, 20, also of Minneapolis, was a passenger in the car.

The State Patrol listed Gatdet as uninjured and reported no hospital destination for her.

Investigators said Gatdet was not wearing a seat belt.

The report marked alcohol as suspected in the passenger’s entry.

That notation does not establish that she was impaired or involved in causing the rollover.

Alcohol was not suspected for Malith, the driver, according to the same report.

The public summary does not provide chemical test results or additional details supporting the passenger notation.

Emergency Crews Responded

The Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office was listed among the agencies assisting at the scene.

Zumbrota Ambulance also responded, according to the State Patrol.

The report does not describe how the driver was transported to St. Marys.

It also does not give the duration of any lane closures or traffic delays.

No citations or charges are identified in the available crash summary.

Where to Find the Official Report

The State Patrol assigned incident number 26104457 to the Highway 52 rollover.

The case was handled through its Rochester district.

The public report was last updated October 21 at 5:25 a.m.

The agency marked the posted information as believed complete.

Readers can review the official incident report for the released details.

Other crashes appear through the State Patrol incident search.

The crash was also covered by KRFO News on October 21.

The Rochester district lists 507-923-2040 for case information.

The public report does not establish the cause of the rollover.

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News.