WILLMAR -- Slick road conditions Saturday morning and early afternoon had law enforcement officers responding to seven minor accidents in a period of just over two hours as vehicles slid into ditches on roads around Willmar.
A 43-year-old Mound woman suffered minor injuries when her 2007 Nissan went into the ditch at 12:32 p.m. Saturday on state Highway 7 near Kandiyohi County Road 5, the Minnesota State Patrol reported.
Kandiyohi County law enforcement records also show:
No one was injured when a 1997 Ford Taurus went into the ditch Street at 11:53 a.m. on Saturday along U.S. Highway 12 near 49th.
A 2005 Honda Civic went into a ditch and rolled on its side, preventing its occupants from getting out until help arrived. The accident happened at 12:58 p.m. Saturday on U.S. Highway 71 near 60th Street.
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A 1992 Ford went into a ditch and its driver and passenger escaped injury at 11:22 a.m. Saturday on Kandiyohi County Road 8 near state Highway 7.
A 1996 Ford Explorer was extensively damaged when it rolled over in a ditch at 10:42 a.m. Saturday along state Highway 7 near U.S. Highway 71. The driver and passenger were not harmed.
A 2005 Chrysler van went into the ditch at 10:39 a.m. Saturday along Kandiyohi County Road 8 near 52nd Avenue.
There was also a report at 11:53 a.m. Saturday of a 1997 Ford Taurus that went into the ditch on U.S. Highway 12 near 49th Street in eastern Kandiyohi County.
