Bekele Yrnbab, 69, identified as victim killed by truck in St. Paul, police say
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Police are investigating a crash that killed a pedestrian Monday morning in St. Paul.
Police identified the victim as 69-year-old Bekele Yrnbab.
A pickup truck struck Yrnbab just before 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of West Seventh Street and West Maynard Drive in the Highland Park neighborhood.
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Police say Yrnbab was "crossing the roadway against the red light" when they were hit.
The driver is cooperating with police.
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