One person found dead in vehicle after fiery rollover in Cottage Grove

A vehicle rolled over and caught fire in Cottage Grove late at night over the weekend, leaving its lone occupant dead, authorities said.

February 16, 2016 at 5:42AM
This vehicle rolled over and crashed in Cottage Grove. One person was killed.
This vehicle rolled over and crashed in Cottage Grove. One person was killed. (Paul Walsh — Cottage Grove Fire Department/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A vehicle rolled over and caught fire in Cottage Grove late at night over the weekend, leaving its lone occupant dead, authorities said.

The crash was discovered about 12:30 a.m. Saturday near Innovation Road, just south of Hwy. 61, by emergency personnel dispatched to the scene, police said.

They discovered the vehicle engulfed in flames in a field, with one person dead inside.

The Ramsey County medical examiner's office had not released the victim's identity Sunday.

"Our responders did a great job and the frigid weather made this incident even much more difficult," the police statement said.

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