Man dies after car crash in north Minneapolis

A vehicle entering an intersection at "a high rate of speed" crashed into the victim's vehicle.

December 11, 2022 at 9:59PM

A man has died after a fatal car crash in north Minneapolis early Sunday morning, according to the Minneapolis Police Department.

Police responded to reports of a vehicle crash at 42nd and Lyndale avenues N. about 12:30 a.m. and found two vehicles had been involved in the incident, police said in a news release.

The driver of the first vehicle, who had likely been driving south on Lyndale and entered the intersection at a high speed, was taken to North Memorial Health in Robbinsdale with potentially life-threatening injuries.

The second car's driver was hit by the first car. That driver died at the scene.

Police haven't made any arrests. Authorities are investigating the incident.

The deceased man's identity has not been released.

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Erin Adler is a suburban reporter covering Dakota and Scott counties for the Star Tribune, working breaking news shifts on Sundays. She previously spent three years covering K-12 education in the south metro and five months covering Carver County.

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