MANKATO — Those involved in a pedestrian-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon on south Riverfront Drive have been identified.
The pedestrian is Christopher W. Burke, 73, of Mankato. Police said Wednesday morning he was hospitalized following the 4 p.m. accident but his condition is unknown.
The driver of the vehicle, which was southbound, is Mykel A. Hubbard, 28, of Mankato.
The accident happened at Riverfront and East Hickory Street, near Hy-Vee and the civic center.
No citations were given at the scene and the incident is under investigation. The State Patrol was on scene following the accident and on Wednesday morning the patrol was scheduled to briefly shut down Riverfront while they send up a drone to help in reconstructing the incident.