2 die in 1-vehicle rollover in St. Louis County

Published 11:28 am Monday, December 5, 2011

VIRGINIA, Minn. — Two people have died in a one-vehicle rollover in St. Louis County of northeastern Minnesota.

The sheriff’s department says the victims were the 55-year-old male driver from Hibbing and a 9-month-old infant boy. A 28-year-old female passenger was airlifted to St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth with non-life threatening injuries.

The 1998 Chevrolet Blazer was northbound on Highway 7 when it left the road, rolled over and landed in the ditch. Authorities say it appears the accident happened sometime overnight and was discovered by a nearby homeowner around 7 a.m. Sunday.

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The victims’ names were withheld pending notification of family.

It happened in McDavitt Township, which is south of Virginia.