Two people injured in crash near Park Rapids

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(PARK RAPIDS) – Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon near Park Rapids.

The Minnesota State Patrol says a 2022 Nissan Frontier was eastbound on Minnesota Highway 34 approaching County Road 4 when a 2007 Chevy Suburban tried to cross Highway 34 southbound onto 169th Avenue and pulled out into the path of the oncoming Frontier.

The Frontier struck the Suburban in a T-bone type collision.

The Minnesota State Patrol says the driver of the Suburban, a 16-year-old female, was not injured. One passenger in the Suburban, an eight-year-old male was transported to St. Joseph’s Health with non-life threatening injuries.

One passenger in the Nissan Frontier, a 59-year-old Park Rapids woman, was transported to St. Joseph’s Health with non-life threatening injuries.

The Minnesota State Patrol was assisted by the Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office, Park Rapids Police and the Park Rapids Fire Department.