NEW INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, MN (KDAL) – A 31 year old man from Grand Rapids was killed Saturday when the semi-truck he was driving rolled over and caught fire in New Independence Township.
The driver, identified as Xavier Ryan Henson, was unable to negotiate a curve on Highway 33 at the junction with Highway 53.
Smoke from the resulting fire could be seen for miles.
Besides the Minnesota State Patrol and St. Louis County Sheriff deputies, five area fire departments responded to the scene.
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