Two injured in Verndale crash on Highway 10

Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) – Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash at Highway 10 and Brown Street in Verndale on Tuesday morning.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, on July 4 at 9:21 a.m., emergency dispatchers received a report of a car crash with possible injuries.

A 2020 Toyota Rav4, driven by 68-year-old Laurel Susan Vannyhuis of Farmington, Minn., was traveling south on Brown Street when it collided with a 2017 Chevrolet Equinnox, driven by 34-year-old Cassandra Ann Cloud, of Park Rapids, that was westbound on Highway 10.

Airbags deployed in both vehicles during the crash.

Both Vannyhuis and Cloud suffered non-life-threatening injuries and Vannyhuis was transported to Astera Health in Wadena for treatment. Cloud did not require medical transport for her injuries.

Two other vehicle occupants did not suffer any injuries during the collision.

All four vehicle occupants were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash and alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the incident.