A semi hauling an excavator on a flatbed trailer struck a railroad overpass on State Highway 61 in Cook County on Monday night, causing the excavator to break away and slide across the roadway into the opposite ditch.
A Jeep heading north swerved to avoid the southbound wreck near Taconite Harbor and struck a guardrail, the Minnesota State Patrol reported.
Three occupants of the Jeep Patriot - Mark Mathews, 47, and Laura Mathews, 36, of Eau Claire, Wis., and Lisa Kruel, 27, of St. Peter, Minn. - were taken to Lake View Hospital in Two Harbors with minor injuries, the State Patrol said.
The semi driver, Ronald Mackey, 64, of Gilbert was not injured.
The crash occurred at 6:37 p.m.
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The semi and its trailer were undamaged, while the Jeep sustained moderate damage, the State Patrol said.
