Albert Lea man dies in crash near Bancroft Township – Post Bulletin

BANCROFT TOWNSHIP, Minnesota – An Albert Lea man was killed in a one-car crash on Interstate 90 in Minnesota early Saturday morning, June 8, 2024.

A 2005 Chrysler 300C and a 2023 Freightliner semi-trailer truck were both traveling west on Interstate 90 when they collided at mile marker 160 around 1:40 a.m. Saturday morning.

The driver of the 300C, 24-year-old Oscar Antonio Ramirez of Albert Lea, suffered fatal injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene and was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, according to the Minnesota State Patrol report. The weather was dry.

The driver of the 2023 Freightliner semi-trailer, 35-year-old Murad Bazarov of Elmer, New Jersey, suffered no injuries.

The Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office and the Hayward Fire Department also arrived at the scene.

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