Semi’s blown tire causes fatal crash on I-35 in southern Minnesota

By CNN Newsource

Published June 21, 2022 11:11 AM

By Web Staff

FREEMAN TOWNSHIP, Minnesota (WCCO) — A semi truck’s blown tire caused a fatal crash in southern Minnesota Monday morning, the state patrol said.

It happened just after 8 a.m. on southbound Interstate 35 in Freeman Township.

The state patrol said a 45-year-old Wisconsin man driving a semi lost control after his tire blew. The truck crossed the median and hit a pickup truck on the northbound side.

State patrol records indicate the 22-year-old man driving the pickup truck died in the crash. The semi driver suffered minor injuries.

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