Man injured in crash with semi on Highway 13 in Albert Lea

Nov. 3—A Clarks Grove man was injured Thursday afternoon after his pickup collided with a semi on Minnesota Highway 13 in Albert Lea.

Jordan Reid Knudsen, 33, was taken to St. Marys Hospital in Rochester for injuries deemed not life-threatening, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

The state agency report stated Knudsen was driving a 2016 Ford F150 westbound on 733rd Avenue and Timmothy Lee Friedrichs, 62, of Waseca was driving a 2007 Freightliner tractor northbound on Highway 13 when the two vehicles collided in the intersection.

The crash occurred at 1:10 p.m.

Friedrichs was not injured.

Both men were listed as wearing their seat belts, and alcohol was not a factor. The roads were dry at the time of the crash.

Albert Lea police and fire departments, the Freeborn County Sheriff's Office and Mayo Ambulance assisted at the scene.

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