Iowa man killed, 2 children injured in McLeod County crash

The three-vehicle wreck happened Saturday afternoon on Hwy. 15 in Round Grove Township.

January 31, 2022 at 11:31AM

A man from Iowa was killed in a three-vehicle crash Saturday in McLeod County west of the Twin Cities. Two children in his vehicle were hurt and taken to a hospital.

The victim, identified as Jason Cobb, 24, of Wesley, Iowa, was pronounced dead at the scene on the 1500 block of Hwy. 15 in Round Grove Township, the State Patrol said.

Cobb was headed north on Hwy. 15 and collided with two other vehicles that were headed south about 3:40 p.m., the patrol said. No other details were released.

Cobb was not wearing a seat belt, the patrol said.

A boy, 2, and girl, 4, were taken to a hospital in Glencoe, Minn. The children were using seat belts, the patrol said.

Drivers in the other two vehicleswere wearing seat belts and were not seriously hurt, the patrol said.

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