MAPLEWOOD, Minn. – A driver struck a pedestrian on an east metro freeway Monday morning, authorities said.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the crash occurred around 5:45 a.m. on southbound Highway 61 near Highway 36. The patrol did not provide information on the pedestrian’s condition, but the Minnesota Department of Transportation described the crash as “serious.”
Southbound Highway 61 is closed between Beam Avenue and Highway 36, MnDOT said.
MnDOT
It was the second serious accident in the eastern metro Monday morning. A crash on eastbound Interstate 494 traffic diverted near Fifth and Seventh streets.
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