Car-Train Crash Leaves 42-Year-Old Minnesota Man Fighting for His Life
Tintah, MN (MinnesotaNow)- A vehicle-train collision has left a Minnesota man fighting for his life.
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The State Patrol responded to the incident around 12:30 Friday afternoon. He was driving a car and was the only occupant in the vehicle.
The State Patrol says the car-train collision occurred at railroad crossing near the intersection of Highways 55 and 75, which is just east of the Minnesota-North Dakota border.
42-year-old Jessie Michael Vetovich of Wheaton was identified as the driver of the car.
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The state crash report says he was traveling south on Hwy. 75 when the westbound locomotive slammed into his vehicle.
Vetovich was taken to a hospital in Breckenridge, MN with life-threatening injuries, the State Patrol says.
He was not buckled up and was not suspected of being under the influence of alcohol, according to the state crash report.
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