Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Highway 65 in Anoka County, Minnesota.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer allegedly ran a red light and struck a passenger vehicle.
Participants:
- Driver of passenger vehicle
- Driver of tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Driver of passenger vehicle, 51, killed
Details:
On or about Monday, June 6th, 2022, around 4:32 in the morning, a serious accident between a tractor-trailer and an SUV left one woman dead. Authorities from the MSP said the accident was reported along Highway 65 in Anoka County, Minnesota.
Representatives from the Minnesota State Police said an as-of-yet unidentified 51-year-old woman was killed when a tractor-trailer allegedly ran a red light and hit an SUV along Highway 65. Emergency responders pronounced the woman driving the SUV dead of her injuries at the scene of the collision. The driver of the tractor-trailer was treated for injuries of an unspecified nature or severity.
According to Google Maps, the scene of the accident is at the intersection with 109th Avenue Northeast.
Officials are still working to pin down all the factors that may have contributed to the accident.