COKATO -- A pedestrian died when they were hit by a semi early Wednesday morning near Cokato.

Minnesota State Patrol Sergeant Jesse Grabow says the incident happened at 2:30 a.m. on Highway 12 in Wright County.

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The pedestrian died at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation and more information will be released later.

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