Two Injured in Hit-And-Run Crash at Rochester Intersection

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- The Rochester Police Department is looking for a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash that sent two people to the hospital Tuesday night.

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Police Captain Casey Moilanen said officers responded to the crash at the intersection of 55th St. and Bandel Rd. in Northwest Rochester. The collision was reported around 10:45 p.m.

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Moilanen said two men in an Acura were waiting to turn left onto 55th St. from Bandel Rd. when their vehicle was struck head-on by a vehicle turning off of 55th St. The driver of the Acura, described as a 37-year-old Rochester man, and a passenger, an 18-year-old man from Rochester, were transported from the scene to St. Mary’s Hospital by Mayo Clinic Ambulance.

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Moilanen said the men suffered non-life-threatening neck and chest injuries. Investigators do not yet have a description of the second vehicle involved in the hit-and--run crash.

Moilanen is asking anyone who knows anything about the crash or who may have witnessed the collision to contact the Rochester Police Department.

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