One person injured in accident near Fergus Falls

By Tom Hintgen

Otter Tail County Correspondent 

Sheriff deputies, on March 12, reported a vehicle accident with injuries at the intersection of 410th Street and 470th Avenue, east of Perham near Big Pine Lake.

This was a one-vehicle accident. Deputies said the driver lost control of the vehicle on the soft shoulder of the roadway at 11:02 a.m. The vehicle went across the roadway and into the ditch, rolling three times.

The victim received non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital in Perham.

Driver injured south of Fergus Falls

One person was injured in a single-vehicle accident on March 12, south of Fergus Falls, while traveling on County Highway 1. The  mishap took place in the morning hours, with the exact time not given.

Sheriff deputies said the victim, a 57-year-old man, lost control of his vehicle which entered the ditch and rolled several times. The victim, with non-life-threatening injuries, was taken to the hospital in Fergus Falls.