Westbound Hwy. 55 closed in Inver Grove Heights due to fatal crash

A truck rolled over near Argenta Trail.

August 12, 2019 at 3:22PM
Authorities shut down westbound Hwy. 55 due to a fatal crash Monday morning at Argenta Trail in Inver Grove Heights. Traffic was diverted to northbound Hwy. 52.
Authorities shut down westbound Hwy. 55 due to a fatal crash Monday morning at Argenta Trail in Inver Grove Heights. Traffic was diverted to northbound Hwy. 52. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A truck rolled over on westbound Hwy. 55 in Inver Grove Heights on Monday morning, and at least one person died in the crash, the State Patrol said.

Authorities closed the westbound lanes at Hwy. 52 shortly after the crash, which occurred about 8:15 a.m. Traffic was being diverted onto northbound Hwy. 52.

The westbound lanes are expected to be closed for the next few hours, the Minnesota Department of Transportation said.

Few details were immediately available, but emergency dispatch audio indicated a crash reconstruction team was called to the crash scene at Hwy. 55 and Argenta Trail.

The State Patrol was advising motorists to avoid the area and to find alternate routes.

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