Northern Minnesota crash leaves 1 teen dead, another injured
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COLERAINE, Minn. (FOX 9) - A crash in Itasca County left one teenage pedestrian dead and another injured early Monday morning, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
Here's what we know
The crash happened at approximately 1:25 a.m. on southbound Highway 169 at Milepost 309 in Coleraine, approximately 25 miles southwest of Hibbing, Minnesota.
The Minnesota State Patrol crash report says the driver of a Chevy Monte Carlo was traveling in the left lane of Highway 169 when they struck two pedestrians walking in the southbound lane.
A pedestrian, a 13-year-old girl, was airlifted to a hospital in Duluth with non-life-threatening injuries. The other pedestrian, a 14-year-old girl, did not survive her injuries, according to the report.
The 18-year-old driver and his 21-year-old passenger were not injured during the incident. Alcohol was not considered a factor in the crash for either of the men.
Here's what we don’t know
The crash report did not say where the girls were from or why they were walking on the roadway.