One hurt in Tuesday Cottonwood County crash

One person was hospitalized following a two-vehicle crash that took place Tuesday on Minnesota 60 in Cottonwood County.

The Minnnesota State Patrol responded to the crash, which was reported at 3:58 p.m. at the intersection of Minnesota 60 and Cottonwood County 27 in Midway Township. A 2012 Ford Explorer operated by Crystal Marie Haas, 40, of Vernon Center was westbound on Minnesota 60, and a 2007 Buick Rainier operated by Richard Lee Berghorst, 57, of Bingham Lake was eastbound and making a left turn on to Cottonwood County 27 when the vehicles collided.

Haas was transported to Windom Area Health with a non-life-threatening injury; Berghorst was unhurt. The Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office assisted the scene.