Associated Press - November 18, 2009 7:04 PM ET
AUSTIN, Minn. (AP) - A state official says two people are dead and 21 injured after a tour bus ran off a southern Minnesota interstate and rolled over in a ditch.
Minnesota Department of Public Safety spokesman Andy Skoogman confirms the deaths from the crash that happened about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday on Interstate 90 west of Austin.
Minnesota State Patrol Sgt. Jackie Sticha says the bus operated by Strain Bus Line Motorcoach Tours in Rochester was eastbound about 3:20 p.m. when it crossed into westbound lanes then crashed.
Strain Bus Line operates a bus every Wednesday from Rochester to Diamond Jo Casino in Northwood, Iowa.
Northwood is about 30 miles southwest of Austin. The accident happened about 2 miles west of the city. The patrol said the road was clear and dry.
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