COTTONWOOD — A head-on collision on U.S. Highway 59 Tuesday afternoon injured three people, the youngest 16, the Minnesota State Patrol said.

The crash was reported at 4:35 p.m., near the intersection of Highway 59 and Lyon County Road 24. The State Patrol said a 2004 Toyota Camry driven by a 16-year-old girl was northbound on Highway 59, when it crossed the center line and collided with a southbound 2016 Chevy Cruze driven by Renee Justine Larson, 30, of Montevideo.

The State Patrol didn’t release information on the identity of the 16-year-old driver. However, the State Patrol said the teen was taken to Avera Marshall Medical Center with non life-threatening injuries. Both Larson and a passenger in the Camry, Nicole Ann Peterson, 37, of Marshall, were also taken to Avera Marshall with non life-threatening injuries, the State Patrol said.

The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, North Memorial Ambulance, Cottonwood Fire and Rescue, and Cottonwood Ambulance all responded at the scene of the crash.

–Deb Gau