ROCHESTER, Minn. – One person was killed when a grain truck and a pickup collided on the Highway 63 route connecting Rochester and Lake City. The collision was north of Rochester at the crossroads with Olmsted County Road 21. The accident was about 11:30 a.m. The junction was closed 3-1/2 hours to clear debris and to sweep up tons of corn. The State Patrol said the semi-truck, driven by a 17-year-old boy from Lake City, was heading south on Highway 63 toward Rochester. The pickup, driven by an 83-year-old Plainview man, was westbound on Olmsted County Road 21. A third vehicle, carrying a Plainview man and woman, both 75, was hit by debris. The State patrol didn’t release names immediately.
