Four injured in Baxter crash, stopping traffic and trains

1503308+0203_baxter_accident1.jpg — Brainerd firefighters and law enforcement from Baxter, Brainerd and Minnesota State Patrol were on the scene of a multi-vehicle crash with injuries south of the intersection of highways 371 and 210 Monday night in Baxter. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls

By Renee Richardson

February 03, 2015 at 9:53 AM

Four people suffered injuries in a Monday night crash, which shut down parts of Highway 371 and stopped train traffic through Baxter.

The multi-vehicle crash was reported at 9:40 p.m. Monday just north of the train tracks and south of the intersection of highways 371 and 210. The BNSF Railway was notified to stop trains as a precaution as rescue personnel, law enforcement from Brainerd, Baxter and the Minnesota State Patrol, firefighters and ambulance crews worked at the scene.

Brainerd Fire Capt. Kurt Doree said extrication was needed for three people and four people altogether - two adults and two children - were taken to Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd.

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A passer-by, Steve Moran of Brainerd, saw Brainerd Fire Department working to extricate someone from one vehicle. He said the traffic was blocked at multiple sites.

"Northbound 371 at 210 was completely blocked, the southbound lane they had down to one lane," Moran said, noting turn lanes were also blocked.

RENEE RICHARDSON, associate editor, may be reached at 855-5852 or renee.richardson@brainerddispatch.com . Follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Dispatchbizbuzz .

Brainerd firefighters and law enforcement from Baxter, Brainerd and Minnesota State Patrol were on the scene of a multi-vehicle crash with injuries south of the intersection of highways 371 and 210 Monday night in Baxter. Gallery/Video Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls — Brainerd firefighters and law enforcement from Baxter, Brainerd and Minnesota State Patrol were on the scene of a multi-vehicle crash with injuries south of the intersection of highways 371 and 210 Monday night in Baxter. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls

By Renee Richardson

Renee Richardson is managing editor at the Brainerd Dispatch. She joined the Brainerd Dispatch in 1996 after earning her bachelor's degree in mass communications at St. Cloud State University.
Renee Richardson can be reached at renee.richardson@brainerddispatch.com or by calling 218-855-5852 or follow her on Twitter @dispatchbizbuzz or Facebook.

Four injured in Baxter crash, stopping traffic and trains

Four people suffered injuries in a Monday night crash, which shut down parts of Highway 371 and stopped train traffic through Baxter. The multi-vehicle crash was reported at 9:40 p.m. Monday just north of the train tracks and south of the interse...