Pedestrian in wheelchair fatally struck on Hwy. 55 in Plymouth

The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash on Hwy. 55 in Plymouth. (FOX 9)

The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating after a pedestrian in a wheelchair was fatally struck in Plymouth. 

According to the state patrol, at about 11 a.m. Monday, authorities responded to a crash at Highway 55 and I-494. Officials learned a pedestrian in a wheelchair was crossing the southbound I-494 off ramp crosswalk when she was struck by a box truck.

The pedestrian was identified as a 39-year-old woman from Loretto, Minnesota.