Minnesota Woman Taken to Hospital Following Crash at Houston County Intersection

Houston, MN (KROC-AM News)- A southern Minnesota woman was taken to a hospital following a crash at an intersection in Houston County. 

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Two vehicles were involved. The State Patrol responded to the crash shortly before 4:00 Tuesday afternoon. 

The crash occurred at the intersection of Hwy. 76 and Houston County Rd. 26 in Money Creek Township, which is about five miles north of Houston. A car and pick-up truck collided in the intersection. 

23-year-old Abigail Faith Allen was identified as the driver of the car. The New Ulm woman was taken to a hospital in La Crosse with non-life-threatening injuries. 

The other driver, identified as 64-year-old Paul Edwin Myhre of Houston, was not hurt. 

Allen was driving north on Hwy. 76 and the pick-up driven by Myhre was traveling east on County Rd. 26 when the car and pick-up collided in the intersection, according to the state crash report. 

Both drivers were buckled up and alcohol was not involved in the crash, the report says. 

The Houston County Sheriff’s Office, Houston Police Department, Houston Fire Department and Houston Ambulance also responded to the crash.

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