Rockford pedestrian crash: 1 woman killed, another seriously hurt
Authorities are on the scene of a crash Sunday afternoon at a residence in Rockford, a small town west of the Twin Cities metro.
ROCKFORD, Minn. (FOX 9) - One female was killed and another seriously injured after they were hit by a vehicle while walking on a sidewalk in Rockford Sunday afternoon, according to the Wright County Sheriff’s Office.
Rockford fatal pedestrian crash
What we know:
Authorities responded at about 1:53 p.m. to a call of a vehicle versus pedestrian crash at the intersection of Ash Street and County Road 33 in Rockford. When sheriff’s deputies arrived, they learned two adult females were hit by a vehicle while they were walking on the sidewalk.
One of the women was trapped under the vehicle when officers arrived. The Rockford Fire Department also responded to the crash. Firefighters and sheriff’s deputies were able to get the woman out from under the vehicle, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
The second woman hit suffered significant injuries to her lower extremities, and was transported to North Memorial Hospital.
The backstory:
Authorities say the driver of the vehicle involved was a juvenile female from Cologne. The girl’s mother was also in the car at the time, and neither were injured.
What we don't know:
Deputies did not say the circumstances that led to the vehicle leaving the roadway.