Shakopee, MN (KROC-AM News)- A motorist lost his life after being hit by an SUV while he was outside of his crashed car on a Minnesota highway. 

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The fatality followed a rollover crash. It happened early Tuesday morning. 

The State Patrol responded to the deadly incident shortly before 12:15 a.m. on Hwy. 169 southwest of Shakopee near the Renaissance Festival grounds in Scott County. 

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The preliminary state crash report indicates a 36-year-old Plymouth man entered the ditch and rolled his southbound car after it left the four-lane highway. 

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He got out of his vehicle, entered the highway and was struck by a southbound SUV, the State Patrol says. Officials have not yet identified the Plymouth man. 

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44-year-old Allison Lyndsey Morgan of Henderson was driving the SUV. She was not hurt. 

The State Patrol plans to release more information about the deadly incident by Wednesday morning.

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