A 30-year-old Inver Grove Heights man was killed Sunday night when his motorhome caught fire on the side of Interstate 35E in Eagan, authorities said.

The 1988 Southwind motorhome stalled on northbound I-35E at Northwood Parkway about 10:20 p.m. It started on fire and the driver, Steven Robert Tekautz, was not able to get out, the Minnesota State Patrol said.

Tekautz died at the scene.

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