MANKATO, Minnesota (trfnews.i234.me) – Emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 169 and Lake Street in Nicollet County on the afternoon of July 3rd.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a 2024 Chevrolet Equinox and a 2013 Subaru Forester, both southbound on Highway 169, collided around 4:38 p.m. The impact led to airbag deployment in both vehicles.
Three people were transported to the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato with non-life-threatening injuries:
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Shirley Ann Rau, 78, of Argyle, MN – driver of the Equinox
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Anastasiia Antonova, 27, of Mankato, MN – driver of the Forester
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Allen Eugene Warden, 74, of Altoona, IA – passenger in the Forester (not wearing a seat belt)
Road conditions were dry, and alcohol was not involved. Responding agencies included the Mankato Fire Department, DPS, and the Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office.
I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News.