1 killed as school bus and SUV collide in Minnetonka
School bus vs. vehicle crash in Minnetonka: Raw
MnDOT traffic cameras show a crash between a school bus and at least one vehicle on Monday evening. The crash happened on Highway 62 near Shady Oak Road around 4 p.m. Cameras show an ambulance is on the scene.
MINNETONKA, Minn. (FOX 9) - A collision between a school bus and an SUV in Minnetonka on Monday has left one person dead, troopers say.
The crash happened on westbound Highway 62 near Shady Oak Road, just over the border from Eden Prairie, around 4 p.m.
According to investigators, the bus and the SUV – an Isuzu Rodeo – were both headed westbound when the Isuzu lost control. The SUV hit a concrete wall before colliding with the bus, sending both vehicles into the median.
1 killed as school bus and SUV collide in Minnetonka
A collision between a school bus and an SUV in Minnetonka on Monday has left one person dead, troopers say. The crash happened on westbound Highway 62 near Shady Oak Road, just over the border from Eden Prairie, around 4 p.m.
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Minnesota State Patrol says there are no injuries reported on the school bus. FOX 9 has learned the bus is owned by Playworks, a childcare program ran by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. They tell FOX 9 there were 20 kids on board at the time of the crash. Like state patrol, they confirm no one on the bus was injured but added that they were "saddened to learn" of the passing of the other driver involved.
Throughout the day, nearly 600 crashes were reported statewide in Minnesota.
Crash between school bus and vehicle on Highway 62 in Minnetonka. (MnDOT)