A semitrailer truck struck and killed a 35-year-old attempting to cross a street Tuesday night in Fridley.
The man was hit about 5:30 p.m. by a truck heading north on Old Central Avenue as it turned west onto 72nd Avenue NE., the Anoka County Sheriff's Office said.
Emergency responders transported the victim to Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, where he was pronounced dead.
The man was identified as Brian Robert Loyas of Fridley.
The truck driver was not hurt, the Sheriff's Office said.
The crash remains under investigation.
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