Two Austin women injured in Interstate 90 crash Friday
A 2004 Ford Explorer was westbound on I-90 when it lost control and rolled near milepost 173 around 4:22 p.m., according to a Minnesota State Patrol crash report.
The driver, Jasmine Lee Flink Whelan, 27, of Austin, was transported to Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea with non-life-threatening injuries.
A passenger, Daisy Raven Whelan, 24, of Austin, was also transported to Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea with non-life-threatening injuries.
Another passenger, an infant boy, was not injured.
The road conditions were reported as snow/ice at the time of the crash.
Mayo Clinic Ambulance also responded to the scene.
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