Driver Dead in Rollover on I-35 Near Willow River

One person has died after a rollover accident on Interstate 35 near Willow River on Thursday morning. 

The Minnesota State Patrol responded to the crash around 7:42 a.m. 

The passenger, 72-year-old Diana Cole, of Finlayson, was transported to Mercy Hospital in Moose Lake with non-life threatening injuries. 

Authorities say road conditions were wet at the time of the crash. 

The name of the victim is being withheld pending notification of family. 

The incident remains under investigation. 

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