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Bovey man injured in semi-train collision

A Bovey, Minn., man was injured on Friday when the semi truck he was driving collided with a train in Itasca County. The Minnesota State Patrol said Keith Graves, 42, of Bovey, was westbound on U.S. Highway 2 in Deer River driving a 2003 Freightl...

A Bovey, Minn., man was injured on Friday when the semi truck he was driving collided with a train in Itasca County.

The Minnesota State Patrol said Keith Graves, 42, of Bovey, was westbound on U.S. Highway 2 in Deer River driving a 2003 Freightliner semi at 9:56 a.m. when he made a left turn on Cedar Road and collided with an eastbound Burlington Northern train.

The train's engineer, Rodney Schaefer, 56, of Duluth, was uninjured.

Graves was taken to Deer River HealthCare Center, where he was listed in stable condition on Friday evening.

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