Bemidji Teenager Transported to Emergency Room After Two-Vehicle Crash

A Bemidji teenager was transported to the Sanford Bemidji Medical Center after a crash in Turtle River Township.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the 16-year-old driver of a 2003 Nissan SUV was traveling northbound on Highway 71 when they attempted to turn left onto Wildwood road but collided with a 2019 International tractor/trailer that was facing south on Highway 71.

The 16-year-old Bemidji driver was transported to the Sanford Bemidji Hospital Emergency Room with non-life threatening injuries. Dillon Oak, 30, of Fargo, driver of the tractor/trailer was not injured.