Driver killed in single-vehicle accident in Mankato identified
Updated: Dec. 23, 2019 at 5:39 PM CST
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) — Mankato Public Safety now identifies the man killed in a single vehicle accident Sunday night.
Authorities say the 51-year-old driver, Michael Engelby, of Mankato, died at the scene.
Authorities responded to the scene just before 10 p.m. Sunday near the 100 block of Stoltzman Road.
Officials say the driver was traveling north when the vehicle left the roadway north of Fairfield Avenue and entered a wooded area. The vehicle struck several trees and rolled before eventually starting on fire.
Lifesaving efforts on the driver were unsuccessful. No one else was inside the vehicle.
Details on what caused the crash have not been released.
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