A 3 vehicle accident on I35 claimed two lives Wednesday night. One from Owatonna and one from Albert Lea. The State Patrol reports a vehicle was northbound in the northbound lane operated by a 28 year old Albert Lea resident and a second vehicle operated by a Fairmont man was northbound in the north lane when a southbound vehicle operated by a 46 year old Owatonna resident collided head on with the Albert Lea vehicle in the northbound lane. The accident caused the Albert Lea vehicle to strike a trailer pulled by the Fairmont man. The names of the Owatonna and Albert Lea victims has not been released. The accident occurred a mile north of the Iowa border just before 7 last night.

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