Minneapolis woman dies in transit van crash in western Minnesota on snowy and icy interstate

The woman was a passenger in the van. The driver was not injured, the State Patrol said.

March 20, 2023 at 12:07PM

A Minneapolis woman died in a transit van crash in western Minnesota, officials said.

The single-vehicle wreck occurred at about 1:10 p.m. Friday on Interstate Hwy. 94 in Pelican Lake Township, in Grant County near Elbow Lake, the State Patrol said. The van was heading east, left the snowy and icy interstate and rolled over, the patrol said.

Passenger Sandra J. Hill, 67, died at the scene, according to the patrol. The driver, Bryan W. Sorenson, 56, of Williston, N.D., was not injured.

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