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Woman hit, killed by snowplow in Rochester

Woman hit, killed by snowplow in Rochester
Woman hit, killed by snowplow in Rochester 00:20

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A woman was hit and killed by a snowplow on Friday morning, CBS affiliate KIMT reports.

The Minnesota State Patrol says the driver of the plow was a 32-year-old man from Rochester. The pedestrian who was killed is a 69-year-old woman from Rochester.

The State Patrol says the woman was struck while the snowplow was backing up near Pinewood Road Southeast and 30th Avenue Southeast just before 9 a.m.

"The City of Rochester wishes to convey its deepest sympathies to the decedent's loved ones," the city said.

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