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State Patrol searching for driver involved in fatal crash in Eagan

Troopers said two people died when an SUV struck a car, but the car's driver took off from the scene.
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EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota State Patrol is searching for one of the drivers involved in a fatal collision on Saturday afternoon in Eagan.

Troopers said the driver of a Lincoln MKX ran a red light at the intersection of Highway 55 and Lexington Avenue, hitting the passenger's side of a Volkswagen Jetta. Two passengers in the Jetta were killed; however, troopers say the driver of the Jetta fled the scene before law enforcement arrived and has not been located.

The names of the deceased have not been released. The driver of the Lincoln, a 41-year-old woman from Eagan, was not injured according to the Minnesota State Patrol's initial accident report. 

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