Multi-vehicle Crash In Buffalo Sends Three To The Hospital

BUFFALO (WJON News) -- A chain reaction crash in Buffalo between four vehicles sent three people to the hospital on Thursday. The Minnesota State Patrol says at about 1:08 p.m., a pickup driven by 60-year-old Edgar Belland was stopped at a red light on westbound Highway 55 when he was hit by an SUV that was also going west on Highway 55, being driven by 60-year-old Thomas Ponsford of Annandale.

Belland's truck was then forced into a van being driven by 52-year-old Jason Nelson of Cokato, which then crashed into a second SUV being driven by 33-year-old Erik Haines of Maple Grove. Both Grove and Nelson were also going west on Highway 55 at the time of the crash.

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Belland and Ponsford were taken to Buffalo Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A passenger in Belland's truck, 87-year-old Karen Kauppi, was also taken to the Buffalo Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Nelson and Haines were not hurt in the crash.

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