VIRGINIA, Minn. — A wayward moose caused a crash that eventually involved three vehicles and five people in Northern Minnesota Saturday.
The State Patrol website says two teenagers were driving north on Highway 53 near Virginia shortly before 9 p.m. when a moose entered the roadway and they hit the animal with their Kia Forte, a compact vehicle. Investigators say the Kia suffered heavy damage, injuring a 16-year-old passenger who was taken to St. Mary's-Essentia Hospital in Duluth. Her injuries are described as non-life threatening.
The 16-year-old male driver of the Kia was uninjured.
After the initial impact, a 17-year-old motorist following the Kia also struck the moose but both he and another teen were uninjured. A third vehicle, an SUV driven by a 43-year-old from Aurora, tried to avoid the incident and ended up careening into the ditch. That person suffered no injuries.
There is no official word on whether the moose survived the incident.
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