By Zac Chapman / Assistant News Director

A pedestrian avoided serious injuries after being hit by a car Monday night in Rockville.

Minnesota State Patrol Officer Sergeant Jesse Grabow reports a car was heading northbound on Highway 23 before it lost control and struck a pedestrian at County Highway 6.

Fifty-three-year-old Abdulahi Omer of St. Cloud was taken to the St. Cloud Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The driver, 53-year-old Ahmed Oumer of Waite Park, left the scene without any injuries.

The State Patrol reports the roads were covered in snow and ice at the time of the accident.