Two People Injured in a Two Vehicle Accident Just West of Delavan on Friday Night

A Mapleton woman and a Delavan man were hospitalized following a two vehicle crash Friday night on Highway 109 between Delavan and Winnebago.

Forty seven year old Mary Ruth Burns and 54 year old James Anthony Schug suffered non life threatening injuries in the collision, which occurred just before 8pm about two miles west of Delavan, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

Authorities said Schug was driving a 2017 Kia Nitro northbound on 405^th Ave/County Road 11 when it collided with a westbound 2006 GMC Sierra 1500, driven by Burns.

Both drivers were transported to a hospital in Blue Earth for treatment.

A passenger in the Sierra, 48 year old Jason Lynn Burns of Mapleton, was not injured.

All three were wearing seatbelts and alcohol was not involved, according to the State Patrol.

Faribault County Sheriff’s Office, Delavan Fire Department and Winnebago Ambulance assisted at the scene.