Crime & Safety

Ramp Off I-494 Closed In West Metro After Fatal Crash

The fatal crash happened Tuesday morning on southbound Interstate 494.

MINNETONKA, MN — The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash on southbound Interstate 494 at Highway 7 in Minnetonka Tuesday morning. The southbound 494 ramp to eastbound Highway 7 will be closed for "an extended period of time," police said.

According to emergency dispatch audio reviewed by the Star Tribune, a motorcyclist was getting off I-494 around 7 a.m. before slipping off the ramp and entering a ditch.

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