A Metro Transit bus fatally struck a child on a busy highway Wednesday morning in Brooklyn Park.
Child fatally struck by Metro Transit bus in Brooklyn Park
The incident happened just before 6 a.m. on County Road 81 near 71st Avenue N.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 31, 2024 at 10:02PM
The bus driver called authorities to report the collision in the northbound lanes of County Road 81 near 71st Avenue N. just before 6 a.m., said Metro Transit police spokeswoman Nikki Muehlhausen.
Paramedics joined by Metro Transit and Brooklyn Park police, Brooklyn Park Fire Department and the State Patrol arrived and attempted life-saving efforts. But the pedestrian died at 6:13 a.m., Muehlhausen said.
“This is an incredibly sad day at Metro Transit,” General Manager Lesley Kandaras said in a prepared statement.” My heart goes out to the family of the child, our bus operator, and all those affected by this tragedy.”
No passengers were on the bus at the time, she said.
The bus driver will undergo alcohol and drug testing and will be placed on administrative leave, which is standard procedure, the agency said.
The northbound lanes of County Road 81, also known as Bottineau Boulevard, were shut down as Metro Transit police and the State Patrol performed an accident reconstruction in an attempt to learn what happened.
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