50-Year-Old Man Pronounced Dead After Crashing into Crane Truck at Faribault Intersection

Faribault, MN (KROC-AM News)- First responders were dispatched to a fatal collision in Faribault over the weekend. 

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The Faribault Police Department says the deadly crash occurred shortly before 8:00 Saturday morning. 

Police say the drivers were the only people involved in the collision. 

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50-Year-Old Man Killed in Crash With Crane Truck at Faribault Intersection

The fatal crash occurred at the intersection of 7th St. and Lyndale Avenue North. 

A preliminary investigation found a pick-up truck crashed into the rear of the crane truck, which was stopped at a red light on southbound Lyndale Ave., at a “significant speed,” Faribault police say. 

First responders found the driver of the pick-up suffering from critical injuries. He was also pinned in the vehicle, authorities say. 

Members of the Faribault Fire Department extricated the pick-up driver and rushed him to the Faribault airport so he could be airlifted to a hospital in the Twin Cities. 

Officials say the man was pronounced dead when emergency responders arrived at the airport. 

Faribault police identified the pick-up driver as Jamie William Wright of Faribault. He was 50 years old. 

The crane truck driver, identified as 25-year-old Ryan Allen Konkol of Farmington, was not hurt. 

Faribault police say the fatal crash is under investigation.