VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Barnes County Sheriff deputies responded to several crashes during the winter storm on Sunday, December 5th.

Sheriff Randy McClaflin said one of those happened on I-94 east of Valley City. He said one semi struck another near mile marker 295 about 6:30pm Sunday night. He said a 2022 International jack-knifed into the median and a short time later, a 2018 Freight liner approached the scene, lost control, entered the median and struck the trailer the International was towing.

McClaflin said during the crash investigation, a Barnes County Sheriff’s Deputy patrol vehicle was struck in the rear by an SUV causing minor damage to the patrol vehicle.

Valley City Rural Fire District Chief Scott Magnuson said firefighters assisted one of the semi drivers out of his cab. He was transported to Mercy Hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. No other injuries were reported.

The Valley City Police Department assisted the agencies at the crash scene on Sunday night.