UPDATED 10:30 P.M. October 4.
The Crookston Police Department has released the following statement on the accident involving a little girl and a Semi-Truck earlier this evening in downtown Crookston.
At approximately 5:30 PM on Monday, October 4 Polk County Dispatch was advised that a pedestrian had been struck by a semi at the intersection of Broadway and Robert Street. The victim is a 10-year-old female from Crookston. The preliminary investigation indicates she was on the northeast corner sidewalk when she was struck by the rear wheels of the semi-trailer as the semi was making a right-hand turn from East Robert Street onto North Broadway to travel north; this is all part of Highway 2 in downtown Crookston. The victim and her bicycle became entangled in the semi-trailer wheels, the semi came to a stop approximately a block and one half north of Robert Street. She was transported to RiverView Health and later airlifted to a Fargo hospital. Alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the incident.
Again, this information is preliminary, further details will be released later. The Minnesota State Patrol and Crookston Police Department are jointly investigating the incident. Other responding agencies include Crookston Area Ambulance and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
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