Car Accident Closes Highway 53

At 8:10am on October 5th, a two-vehicle crash occurred in the southbound lanes of Highway 53 just north of 26th Avenue involving a tractor trailer and passenger sedan. The southbound lanes were temporarily re-routed around the incident, and northbound was reduced to one lane until emergency crews cleared the scene. Both drivers were transported to area medical centers (one was flown to Eau Claire), and the highway was reopened at 10:45am.