Two seriously injured in crash near Grand Forks International Airport – Grand Forks Herald

GRAND FORKS — A woman and a 5-year-old child were seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision early Monday evening near the Grand Forks International Airport.

According to a release from the North Dakota Highway Patrol, a 2016 Ford Focus was facing west at a red light at the intersection of Highway 2 and Airport Road, approximately 3 miles west of Grand Forks.

The Focus was struck from behind by a 2023 Ram 3500 driven by Travis Bell, 43, of Fordville.

The driver of the Focus, a 26-year-old woman from Grand Forks Air Force Base, was seriously injured, as was her 5-year-old passenger. Their names have not been released.

The driver of the Focus was taken by ambulance to Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. The child was flown to a hospital in Fargo.

Bell was arrested and charged with criminal vehicular injury.

The accident is still under investigation.

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