Rochester Man’s Vehicle Rolls Several Times in Tuesday Crash

Zumbrota, MN (KROC-AM News) - A Rochester man survived a traffic wreck that resulted in his vehicle rolling several times.

The State Patrol says 38-year-old Max Bahr was driving south on Highway 52 near Zumbrota around 3:30 PM Tuesday when his SUV collided with a pickup truck that was pulling a trailer.

The State Patrol says Bahr’s vehicle rolled “several times into the median.” He was taken by ambulance to St. Marys Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The State Patrol report indicates he was wearing a seatbelt.

The truck was driven by 83-year-old Lawrence Thomforde of Zumbrota. He and a passenger were not hurt.

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