66-Year-old Truck Driver Taken to Minnesota Hospital Following Crash in I-90 Construction Zone

Austin, MN (KROC-AM News)- A truck driver was brought to a hospital after crashing in a construction zone on Interstate 90 in southeast Minnesota.

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He was the only person involved in the crash. The State Patrol responded to the crash scene shortly before 3:30 Wednesday afternoon.

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Texas Truck Driver Taken to Hospital After I-90 Crash in Austin Construction Zone

The crash occurred near the I-90/6th St. Northeast Interchange in Austin, where traffic is running head-to-head due to a multi-year road work project.

The semi was traveling west on the freeway when it crashed, the state crash report says.

66-year-old Thomas Eugene Edwards of Waco, TX was driving the semi. He was transported to a hospital in Austin with non-life-threatening injuries.

He was wearing his seatbelt and alcohol was not involved in the crash, according to the state crash report.

The Austin Police Department, Austin Fire Department and Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service also responded to the crash.