DULUTH — Three people are injured, including one with serious injuries, after a two-vehicle crash involving a St. Louis County Sheriff’s deputy.
A St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office deputy was traveling north on Woodland Avenue with emergency lights and sirens activated while responding to a call of a house fire Friday at approximately 12:15 p.m., according to a news release from the Duluth Police Department. The deputy rear-ended a vehicle that was also traveling north on Woodland Avenue, near the intersection of St. Paul Avenue.
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The driver of the other vehicle, a 69-year-old woman, was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries. Two passengers, a 57-year-old woman and a 78-year-old woman, were transported to a local hospital. The extent of their injuries was not known, police said. A third passenger wasn't hurt.
The sheriff’s deputy declined medical treatment, according to the police department.
The crash remains under investigation and no other information is being released.