Two passenger vehicles hit a moose after dark on an Iron Range highway, officials said.
2 vehicles hit moose after dark on Iron Range highway; 1 passenger hurt, animal did not survive
The moose did not survive the back-to-back collisions south of Eveleth, the State Patrol said.
October 30, 2023 at 5:14PM
The incident occurred about 8:50 p.m. Saturday south of Eveleth on Hwy. 53, the State Patrol said.
The moose did not survive the impact from the two vehicles, the state Department of Natural Resources.
According to the patrol:
The first vehicle to strike the moose was a compact car driven by 16-year-old Joseph P. Aho, of nearby Britt. Aho was not hurt, but his passenger, 16-year-old Katelyn E. Johnson, of Gilbert, Minn., suffered noncritical injuries and was hospitalized in Duluth.
Then Brant C. Tiedeman, 17, of Mountain Iron, Minn., came along in an SUV and also hit the moose. Tiedeman was not injured.
A third vehicle came along, an SUV driven by Tavares S. Baker, 43, of Aurora, Minn. Baker swerved and avoided hitting the moose and the other vehicles. He ended up in the ditch without any injuries.
In mid-August about 45 miles to the north near Tower, five people were injured when a minivan crashed into a moose on a wet road.
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