GRAND FORKS, ND — A fatal crash on Interstate 94 in Grant County shut down a stretch of highway Sunday afternoon after three vehicles were involved near Evansville. The Minnesota State Patrol said the wreck happened in Erdahl Township and left at least one person dead.
Investigators said a Tesla Model Y and a Toyota Crown were headed eastbound when a Ford Fusion traveling westbound collided with the Tesla. The Toyota then struck the vehicles after that first impact.
How the crash unfolded
State Patrol information says the crash started when the westbound Ford and eastbound Tesla hit each other on I-94. The Toyota, also traveling eastbound, then came into contact with the vehicles after the initial collision.
No further details about the sequence were released in the report. Officials did not say what caused the vehicles to cross paths or whether weather or road conditions played a role.
Victims not yet identified
The State Patrol did not release the name of the person who died. It also did not provide information about how many other people were involved or whether anyone else was hurt.
Those details are typically handled later as investigators notify family members and continue the crash review. For now, the report only confirms that the wreck was fatal.
What officials have said
The Minnesota State Patrol is the agency reporting the crash and leading the public account of what happened. Its report places the wreck Sunday afternoon in Erdahl Township, near Evansville in western Minnesota.
At this point, no additional update has been released about the people in the vehicles or any possible citations. The investigation appears to remain open.
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