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3-vehicle crash in Apple Valley sends 7 to hospitals

April 7, 2013 at 4:36AM
An Allina EMS paramedic peers into a van to check on five people who were trapped in the minivan after a multiple vehicle crash at McAndrews and Gardenview in Apple Valley around 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 6. One victim was flown from the scene and five others were transported by ambulance. Photo by Peter Matthews
An Allina EMS paramedic peers into a van to check on five people who were trapped in the minivan after a multiple vehicle crash at McAndrews and Gardenview in Apple Valley around 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 6. One victim was flown from the scene and five others were transported by ambulance. Photo by Peter Matthews (Peter Matthews — Dml -/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A three-vehicle accident Saturday afternoon in Apple Valley sent seven people to hospitals with injuries, including one who was critically hurt.

The crash happened about 2:30 p.m. at the intersection of Garden View Drive and McAndrews Road.

One of the drivers, in a minivan with six people, had critical injuries and was airlifted to Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Apple Valley police said.

Five passengers in that vehicle and the passenger of another car were taken by ambulance to area hospitals.

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