A Fairmont woman was hospitalized following a crash with a Freightliner tanker truck southwest of Lake Crystal Tuesday morning, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
Ana Lorenzo, 24, was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester with non-life-threatening injuries following the 9:35 a.m. crash in Lincoln Township between Lake Crystal and Madelia. Lorenzo, who was wearing a seat belt, was a passenger in a 2013 Ford Explorer that was eastbound on Highway 60 when it and a 2019 Freightliner Tanker Fuel Truck, which was southbound on 499th Avenue, collided in the intersection.
The driver of the Ford, 28-year-old Ciprian Gaspar of Fairmont, and the driver of the Freightliner, 57-year-old Don Nierman of Madelia, were not injured. Both were wearing seat belts.