WRIGHT COUNTY, MN — An Otsego man who was a passenger in a one-car accident died as a result of the crash in northern Wright County Saturday, reported the Wright County Sheriff’s Office.

Dennis Hanenburg, 51, of Otsego was flown to North Memorial Hospital by helicopter after an accident, and then shortly later died, after he was traveling in a vehicle that was southbound on Ohland Av NE near 92nd Circle in the City of Otsego.

The driver,  Gregory Thomas, 46, of Otsego, hit the right shoulder, lost control and slid into the ditch on the east side of Ohland Ave, striking a retaining wall and rolling onto its roof.  The accident took place at about 2:30 p.m.

Thomas was taken by ambulance to Mercy Hospital with serious injuries.

The Elk River Fire Department, along with North Memorial Ambulance, assisted Wright County Deputies at the scene. The accident remains under investigation by the Wright County Sheriff’s Office