Crime & Safety

494 Crash: 2 Dead, Toddler Among Four Injured

Two people are dead and four others are injured after a head-on collision on Interstate 494 in Bloomington.

Two people are dead and four others are injured after a head-on collision on Interstate 494 in Bloomington. The collision occurred at 8:25 p.m. Friday.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a 1998 Jeep was traveling westbound Highway 5 on the ramp to 494. A 2011 Chevrolet Malibu was traveling the wrong way (eastbound in the westbound lanes) on 494.

The two vehicles collided head-on in the right lane of westbound 494 at Highway 5.

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The driver of the Chevrolet Malibu that was going the wrong way sustained non-life threatening injuries, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Two people in the 1998 Jeep died. Three other passengers in the Jeep, including a two-year-old, suffered serious injuries.

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