Eagan Woman Hit While Outside Vehicle On Highway 77

EAGAN, MN — Two people were hospitalized — including a woman who was hit outside her vehicle — after a four-car crash on Highway 77 in Eagan on Wednesday.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, just after 8:30 a.m., a Nissan Rogue and Buick Lacrosse were traveling northbound on Highway 77 when they crashed and moved to the left-hand side.

A Chevy Silverado was also going northbound on Highway 77 when it lost control and rear-ended the Buick Lacrosse, causing it to hit the Nissan Rogue again, authorities said.

The driver of the Buick Lacrosse — a 66-year-old Eagan woman — was outside her vehicle at the time of the second collision and was struck, according to investigators. She was transported to Regions Hospital in St. Paul with "life-threatening injuries."

A Mazda CX-5 then rear-ended the Chevy Silverado, "making it a four-car pile-up," the Minnesota State Patrol said.

The passenger in the Silverado — a 29-year-old Farmington woman — suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville.

Conditions were snowy and icy at the time of the crash, authorities said.

The Dakota County Sheriff's Office, Eagan Police Department, Eagan Fire Department, Apple Valley Police Department, and M Health EMS responded to the collision