Ames, Iowa man injured in one-vehicle accident on southbound Interstate 35 in Freeborn County Tuesday afternoon

An Iowa man was injured in a one-vehicle accident on southbound Interstate 35 in Freeborn County Tuesday afternoon.

The Minnesota State Patrol reported that a 2016 Honda Fit being driven by 72-year old Terry Charles Olson of Ames, Iowa was southbound on I-35 at approximately 1:55 p.m. Tuesday afternoon when his vehicle left the road, entered the right side ditch and ended up in a ravine embankment near mile marker 7 in Albert Lea Township.

Olson suffered non-life threatening injuries and was transported to Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Albert Lea for treatment.  The State Patrol indicated that Olson was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the accident, and the Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office, the Albert Lea Fire Department and Mayo Ambulance all assisted the State Patrol at the accident scene Tuesday afternoon.