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Motorcycle crash on I-494 ramp kills one in Minnetonka

The ramp from southbound I-494 to eastbound Hwy. 7 remains closed.

By Tim Harlow

April 28, 2020 at 9:25PM

Minnesota Department of Transportation The scene of the accident at Interstate 494 and Hwy. 7 in Minnetonka. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A motorcyclist died in a one-vehcile crash Tuesday morning on I-494 in Minnetonka.

The ramp from southbound I-494 to eastbound Hwy. 7 is closed and will be for "an extended period of time" as the authorities investigate the fatal crash, the State Patrol said in a tweet.

The motorcyclist was exiting I-494 just after 7 a.m. and slipped off a ramp and landed in a ditch, according to emergency dispatch audio.

Few other details were immediately available.

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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.