Get our free mobile app

Alexandria, MN (KROC AM News)  - It was a very close call for two men who stopped to change a tire Monday in northwest Minnesota.

They were hit by a semi-truck.

The Minnesota State Patrol says the accident happened around 2:30 pm on westbound I-94 near Alexandria.

Google
Google
loading...

According to the State Patrol accident report, the two were in a pickup truck that stopped on the shoulder to change a tire on the trailer they were pulling. The accident report says the two men “were attempting to change a driver’s side tire on the trailer when they were struck by a Peterbilt semi.”

Both men were taken to a hospital in Fergus Falls to be treated for injuries described as non-life-threatening. They were identified as 23-year-old Jacob Carlson of Lindstrom and 23-year-old Alexander Sagendorf of Chisago City.

The driver of the truck was identified as 55-year-old Curtus Walling of Baraboo, Wisconsin.

A state trooper also had a close call Monday night:

The 40 Best Cover Songs by Rock Bands

 

More From KRFO-AM