Big Lake Township, MN (May 5, 2026) – An injury crash involving three vehicles occurred Monday morning, May 4, at the intersection of northbound Highway 25 and County Road 14 in Sherburne County.
According to reports, a Chevrolet Equinox and a Ford Ranger were both traveling southbound on Highway 25 at the time of the incident. A Cascadia semi-truck was moving eastbound on County Road 11 when the vehicles collided at the intersection.
Emergency units responded to the scene shortly after 9:45 a.m. The crash resulted in at least one reported injury, though the number of people hurt and the severity of those injuries have not been released. The road was reported to be dry at the time of the accident.
Authorities continue to investigate the cause of the crash, and more details will be released as soon as they become available.
Our thoughts are with those affected as they continue to recover.
How Multi-Vehicle Crashes Happen at Rural Intersections
Crashes involving multiple vehicles are more likely to happen at intersections where traffic moves in different directions at the same time. In rural areas, these intersections may not always have signals, which can increase the chance of drivers misjudging timing or speed. Research on Minnesota’s rural intersections found that right-angle crashes related to gap selection account for roughly half of all crashes at the state’s most dangerous rural intersection locations.
When vehicles approach from separate directions, even a small delay in reaction time can lead to a chain-reaction crash. Larger vehicles such as semi-tractors may require more distance to slow down or stop, which can also affect how collisions unfold. Minnesota’s highway safety data identifies intersections as one of six factors present in 90% of the state’s fatal and serious injury crashes, alongside speed, inattention, lane departure, impairment, and not wearing a seat belt.
Road conditions, visibility, and traffic flow all contribute to how these incidents occur. The economic cost of all crashes in Minnesota for fiscal year 2024 was valued at $4.66 billion, reflecting the broad impact that multi-vehicle crashes at rural and urban crossings continue to have across the state.
