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Wrong-Way Driver Killed, 6 Injured In I-35E Crash

ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) -- A driver going the wrong way on Interstate 35E through downtown St. Paul was killed in a crash that also injured six others.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, it happened just before 10 p.m. Tuesday and involved four vehicles, including a school bus.

The state patrol said 36-year-old Robin Grigsby of North St. Paul entered I-35E in a Ford Fusion going the wrong way at Victoria Street. Just south of Grand Avenue, her vehicle hit a school bus, then hit an SUV. Her vehicle then rolled and hit another car.

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Grigsby died at the scene. The injuries to the six others were not life-threatening.

The highway was shut down for hours after the crash.

The road was wet at the time of the crash, according to state patrol.

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