Semi passing on S. Minnesota hits car head-on, kills passenger

February 4, 2019 at 1:14PM

A semitrailer truck passing a slower vehicle on a two-lane highway in southern Minnesota hit a car head-on and killed a passenger in the smaller vehicle, authorities said Sunday.

The crash occurred late Saturday afternoon on Hwy. 14 in Havana Township east of Owatonna, according to the State Patrol.

Allison C. Anderson, 58, of Owatonna, was killed. The car's driver, Todd R. Anderson, 67, was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the truck, Hashim L. Saddiq, 29, of Blaine, and his passenger, Abdisalam H. Hassan, 28, of Oakdale, were not injured.

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