Crime & Safety

25-Year-Old Burnsville Woman Killed In Highway 13 Crash

The deadly crash closed eastbound Highway 13 in Burnsville for several hours Monday afternoon.

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BURNSVILLE, MN — A crash left a 25-year-old woman dead and closed eastbound Highway 13 in Burnsville for several hours Monday afternoon. The collision happened just after 3:30 p.m.

The Minnesota State Patrol says a 2015 Toyota Rav4 was in the right lane on Highway 13 approaching Dakota County Road 11.

A box truck was ahead of the Toyota and was stopped due to a red light at the intersection. The light turned green and the box truck began to slowly move forward when he was struck from behind by the Toyota, according to authorities.

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Toyota driver Shukri Yusuf Mohamed, of Burnsville, was killed in the crash. She was not wearing her seat belt, according to authorities.

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