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By KBMW NEWS • Nov 13th, 2008 • Share:

 

GLARE ICE CONDITIONS CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS IN THE WAHPETON BRECKENRIDGE AREA THIS MORNING.  TWO SEPARATE ACCIDENTS WEST OF WAHPETON WERE REPORTED BEFORE 6:30 THIS MORNING, ONE OF THEM WAS AN INJURY ACCIDENT ON THE 210 BY-PASS.  THE INJURIES WERE NOT LIFE THREATENING.  THEN SHORTLY AFTER 8, A VEHICLE HIT A POWER POLL ON 5TH STREET IN BRECKENRIDGE NEAR THE BLAZER EXPRESS.  THE UTILITY POLL WAS KNOCKED DOWN.  NO INJURIES REPORTED.  BRECKENRIDGE PUBLIC UTILITIES SECURED THE AREA, AND WILL REPLACE THE POLL ON MONDAY.  SHORTLY AFTER THAT, A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED ON SOUTH BOUND I-29 NEAR THE CHRISTINE EXIT.  THE VEHICLE ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES COMING TO REST ON THE NORTHBOUND SIDE BLOCKING BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC FOR OVER AN HOUR.  THE NAME AND CONDITION OF THE DRIVER HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED.  CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED IN THE AREA, BUT DRIVERS ARE STILL URGED TO USE CAUTION.

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