Medical emergency briefly closes Hwy. 10 in Coon Rapids

By Tim Harlow  tim.harlow@startribune.com

January 24, 2015 at 3:52AM
An air ambulance prepared to land on Hwy. 10 near Hanson Blvd. in Coon Rapids Friday morning.
An air ambulance prepared to land on Hwy. 10 near Hanson Blvd. in Coon Rapids Friday morning. (Dennis McGrath/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Authorities have reopened a portion of eastbound Hwy. 10 in Coon Rapids that was closed Friday morning to allow medical personnel to rescue a man who was found injured on a railroad track that runs under the highway.

A helicopter was sent to the scene at Egret Blvd. around 8:20 a.m.

The eastbound lanes were closed at Hanson Boulevard.

One lane was reopened about 30 minutes later, and by 9 a.m. the other lanes were reopened.

A spokeswoman with the Anoka County Sheriff's Office said the pedestrian was conscious and was not hit by a train.

It was not immediately known how extensive the man's injuries were.

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Tim Harlow covers traffic and transportation issues in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and likes to get out of the office, even during rush hour. He also covers the suburbs in northern Hennepin and all of Anoka counties, plus breaking news and weather.

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