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MN Roads: Slick Conditions Lead To 300+ Crashes, 33 With Injuries, 1 Fatal

There were also 64 vehicle spin-outs reported.

(CBS News)

February 8, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A thin layer of snow Monday morning combined with bitter freezing temperatures led to numerous spinout crashes in the Twin Cities metro area.

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According to the Minnesota State Patrol, there were 314 crashes between 5 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., with 33 of them involving an injury. There were no serious injuries, but there was one fatal accident in Dahlgren Township.

There were also 64 vehicle spin-outs reported in that time frame.

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