OLMSTED COUNTY, Minn. — A collision between a car and a semi-truck left a woman dead in High Forest Township on Wednesday morning.
The Minnesota State Patrol reported that a Freightliner M2 was headed north on Olmsted County Road 8 while a Toyota Prius was driving east on Highway 30. The two collided around 8:45 a.m.
Lenora Tahtinen, who drove the Prius, died. She was 83 from Mankato. The semi driver received non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to St. Mary's Hospital, according to officials.
The Minnesota State Patrol noted that the roads were wet at the time of the crash.
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