Austin man injured in one-vehicle accident on Interstate 90 in Mower County Friday afternoon

An Austin man was injured in a one-vehicle, rollover-type accident on westbound Interstate 90 in Mower County Friday afternoon.

The Minnesota State Patrol reported that a 2006 Toyota Tundra being driven by 61-year old Nestor Castro of Austin was traveling westbound on Interstate 90 at approximately 2:14 p.m. Friday afternoon when his vehicle left the snow and ice-covered road and rolled near the Elkton exit in Marshall Township.

Castro suffered non-life threatening injuries in the accident, and he was transported to Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Austin for treatment.  The State Patrol reported that Castro was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the accident, and the Mower County Sheriff’s Office, Dexter First Responders and Mayo Clinic Ambulance all assisted the State Patrol at the accident scene Friday afternoon.