22-year-old Kellogg man killed in Highway 42 crash
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(ABC 6 News) – A 22-year-old Kellogg man was killed in a three-vehicle crash in Wabasha County Friday afternoon.
The Minnesota State patrol says a chain reaction crash happened at 4:10 p.m. on Highway 42, south of Kellogg.
The state patrol said a Chevy Blazer driven by 81-year-old Leo Eischen, of Rochester, was south on Highway 42, when he was rear-ended by a Chevy Pickup driven by 22-year-old Hunter Christensen, of Kellogg. A Ford Escape driven by 69-year-old Jon Lackey, of Plainview then rear-ended Christensen.
Lackey was taken to St. Marys with what are considered non-life threatening injuries. Eischen was not injured.
Wabasha Sheriff, Wabasha Police, Kellogg Fire & Wabasha Ambulance, Mayo 1 Air, MnDOT all responded to the scene.
A 22-year old Kellogg man was killed in a three vehicle crash in Wabasha County Friday afternoon.
The crash was one of two in the area within 15 minutes of each other. The first injury crash happened 14 minutes earlier 1 mile west of Plainview on MN Highway 247 and 265th Ave.
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According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a pickup driven by 42-year-old Robert Weis of Plainview was west on Highway 247, when he stopped to turn south onto 265th Avenue.
A Jeep Renegade driven by 46-year-old Shannon Nelson of Plainview and her two passengers, 20-year-old Lillianna Van De Walker and 81-year-old Gloria Nelson, rear-ended the pickup. The Jeep Renegade then spun around and collided with Jeep Cherokee driven by 20-year-old Jacklyn Matson of Albert Lea.
Robert Weis, Shannon Nelson, and Lillianna Van De Walker all suffered what are believed to be non-life threatening injuries.
Wabasha County Sheriff, Plainview Police & Fire, Elgin Ambulance, Mayo Clinic Ambulance all responded to the scene.