Man hit and killed by truck after getting out of vehicle that went into ditch near St. Cloud

Over 600 spinouts Tuesday

WRIGHT COUNTY, Minn. – A driver who got out of their vehicle after it went into a ditch was hit and killed by a pickup truck Tuesday evening on a snowy central Minnesota highway.

The Minnesota State Patrol says the deadly crash happened at about 7:19 p.m. on Highway 24 in Clearwater Township, which is just southeast of St. Cloud.

The truck was heading southbound on the highway when it struck the victim – a 36-year-old man from Maple Lake – who was standing on the shoulder. His identity has not been released.

The driver of the truck, a 34-year-old man from Kimball, was not hurt in the crash.

The National Safety Council advises drivers who find themselves in a ditch to stay in their vehicles until help arrives. If one vehicle slides off an icy or snowy road, there's a good chance other vehicles will do the same.

The state patrol says there were more than 800 crashes and spinouts on Minnesota roads during Tuesday's snow storm.

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