State Patrol: Three Hurt in Freeborn County Collision

Glenville, MN (KROC-AM News) - Three people were transported by ambulance following a traffic crash Wednesday evening near the Iowa border in Freeborn County.

The State Patrol reports the crash occurred around 6 p.m. on Highway 65, about a mile north of the Iowa border and roughly 4 miles south of Glenville. The three injuries involved occupants of a car that was traveling north when it collided with a southbound vehicle.

According to the crash report from the State Patrol, the driver of the northbound car, 63-year-old Pablo Ramires, and his two passengers, 32-year-old Alfonso Pineda and 31-year-old Arturo Garcia, were taken to the Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries. All three are from Albert Lea.

The driver of the other vehicle, 33-year-old James Ness of LeRoy, was not hurt.

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The State Patrol says both drivers were wearing seatbelts, but the two passengers in the Ramires vehicle were not. The crash report also indicates alcohol was not involved.

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