BARNUM (WJON News) -- Two people from Avon were hurt in a crash in northern Minnesota.

The Minnesota State Patrol says the incident happened just after 11:00 a.m. Wednesday on Interstate 35 in Carlton County near Barnum.

They say 61-year-old Deedee Blatner of Avon was in the left lane when she lost control of her vehicle in some slush and ice and slid to the right striking a tree.

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Blatner and her passenger, 62-year-old John Blatner of Avon, were both taken to the hospital in Moose Lake with non-life-threatening injuries.

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