Car hit by light rail train in Minneapolis; 7 hurt
One person is in critical condition and six others were hurt when a car was struck by a light rail train in Minneapolis Monday night. Metro Transit Police say the crash happened shortly after 9 p.m. when the car traveling westbound on Portland Avenue was hit by both a southbound and northbound train traveling on South Fifth Street. The vehicle became sandwiched between the two trains.
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Metro Transit light rail train crashes into car [RAW]
One person is in critical condition and six others were hurt when a car was struck by a light rail train in Minneapolis Monday night. Metro Transit Police say the crash happened shortly after 9 p.m. when the car traveling westbound on Portland Avenue was hit by both a southbound and northbound train traveling on South Fifth Street. The vehicle became sandwiched between the two trains.
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How did Dave Hutchinson get his job back?
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Metro Transit explains decision to pull buses from icy roadways
Brian Funk with Metro Transit speaks with FOX 9 to explain what led to the decision to suspend bus service Wednesday morning.
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Twin Cities icy road conditions [8:30 a.m. update]
FOX 9's Kendall Mark takes a look at road conditions at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Freezing rain overnight led to icy roads for the morning commute.
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