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Woman In Wheelchair Hit And Killed In Highway Crosswalk In Plymouth

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- The Minnesota State Patrol says a woman in a wheelchair was hit and killed by a truck while moving through the crosswalk of a highway off-ramp in Plymouth.

The 39-year-old woman was crossing the southbound Interstate 494 off-ramp at Highway 55 around 11 a.m. when a driver in a box truck hit her, according to the state patrol.

The westbound lanes of Highway 55 were closed Monday while authorities investigated the fatal crash.

Fatal crash on Highway 55 in Plymouth
(credit: MnDOT)

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