Truck Driver Injured When Semi Flipped by Tornado Near Rochester
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - A truck driver was transported by ambulance to St. Marys Hospital after the semi-truck he was driving was tipped over by a tornado near Rochester this afternoon.
Twister Flips Semi
The State Patrol says the incident occurred on westbound I-90 just before 2:30 p.m. The crash report indicates an approaching tornado caused the truck to overturn onto its side about a mile and a half east of the Rochester airport.
READ MORE: Multiple Tornadoes Reported in the Rochester Area
Bloomington Man Injured
The driver of the truck was identified as 55-year-old Abdirashid Ahmed Keynan of Bloomington. The State Patrol says he was wearing a seat belt and described his injuries as non-life-threatening.
Another Semi Flipped Near Elgin
The National Weather Service also reported that a semi-truck was flipped over by a tornado near Elgin but also cause damage to some farms in that area. It's unknown if the driver of that truck was injured.
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- Multiple Tornadoes Reported in the Rochester Area
- Caught On Camera: Tornado Touching Down Near Rochester, MN
- Rochester Motorcyclist Airlifted After Crash with Road Grader
See the Aftermath of the 1886 St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids and Rice Tornado
Gallery Credit: Brown and Riley, "Cyclone Views: Pictures Sauk Rapids Cyclone" (1886). University and Other Publications. 1.
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