A Brooklyn Center man died and a passenger riding in his vehicle was seriously hurt in a chain-reaction crash on Interstate 94 on Monday afternoon in Rogers.
Seven vehicles were involved in the wreck, which happened just before 3 p.m. in the westbound lanes near Hwy. 101. A truck had stopped in the right lane when it was hit by another vehicle from behind, igniting a fire. Five other vehicles then crashed into each other or were hit, the State Patrol said.
Motorist Miguel Angel Deheza Perez, 42, was declared dead at the scene. His passenger, 19-year-old Gabriel Efrain Cardoza Lara, of Monticello, was taken to North Memorial Health Hospital with life-threatening injuries, the patrol said.
No other injuries were reported, the patrol said.
Video from the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) showed good Samaritans running toward the scene after a truck burst into flames.
The freeway was reduced to a single lane for about four hours, with all lanes reopened by about 7 p.m., MnDOT said.
The crash remains under investigation, the patrol said.
