Overview

• Troopers say the tanker and a John Deere road grader were both southbound on County Road 3 when they collided near County Road 190 late Thursday afternoon.
• Darin Differding, 44, of Hankinson, North Dakota, who was operating the grader, was hospitalized in Breckenridge with non-life-threatening injuries.
• The grader came to rest on its roof in the ditch while the tanker remained upright, and responders reported a fire at the scene.
• Multiple agencies assisted, including the Wilkin and Clay County sheriff’s offices, Rothsay Fire, Barnesville Fire and Ambulance, Sanford AirMed, and a deputy state fire marshal.
• The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating the cause of the crash about eight miles northeast of Wolverton.