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Minivan Hits Jogger, Crashes Into Lake Harriet After Driver Suffers Apparent Medical Emergency

Police say bystanders helped pull the driver from the sinking vehicle.

(CBS News)

By WCCO-TV

November 5, 2020

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A minivan driver suffered an apparent medical emergency late Thursday afternoon before hitting a pedestrian and crashing into Lake Harriet in south Minneapolis.

The Minneapolis Park Police Department says the van was traveling on Lake Harriet Parkway when it veered off the road at about 4:30 p.m., struck a jogger, then entered the lake. Police say bystanders helped pull the driver from the sinking vehicle.

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