Dense fog is responsible for the fatal crash of 3 vehicles near Pine Island

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PINE ISLAND, Minnesota – The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal accident on US Highway 52 near Pine Island.

The accident, which involved three utility vehicles and three passenger cars, resulted in the closure of Highway 52 northbound for several hours.

The fatal crash was part of a series of crashes on the roads of southeastern Minnesota that hampered traffic in dense fog.

An accident on US Highway 52 northbound between 490th Street and 480th Street near Zumbrota caused the road to be closed to all traffic except emergency vehicles. A Minnesota Department of Transportation camera on Highway 52 southbound at 480th Street at around 9:20 a.m. Wednesday showed heavy fog and a tractor-trailer being towed from the scene.

A 2019 International semi-trailer was heading north on Highway 52 and a 2004 Toyota Tundra was at 480th Street when the vehicle collided, according to the Minnesota State Patrol Crash report.

Toyota driver Maria Tuyet Le, 62, of Rochester, was taken to Mayo Clinic Hospital-Saints Marys with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the crash report.

The operator of the Clayton semi-trailer Todd Cowl, 54, of Oronoco, was not injured. Both were wearing seat belts.

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