Pedestrian Hit By Semi Near U Of M Dies
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police say a pedestrian hit by a semi-truck near the University of Minnesota campus died from his injuries Thursday morning.
Authorities responded to the incident at about 2:15 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of University Avenue SE and Huron Boulevard, near TCF Bank Stadium. When officers arrived, they learned an adult male was attempting to cross the intersection when he hit the side of a semi-truck and was knocked underneath its trailer.
The man was taken to a hospital, and he was pronounced dead early Thursday morning. The driver of the semi-truck stopped immediately and is cooperating with authorities.
The incident remains under investigation. The name of the victim has not been released.
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