Traffic & Transit
1 Killed, Fire Breaks Out After Car Hits Metro Transit Station
The new Metro Transit bus station on Interstate 35W was set to open Monday.
MINNEAPOLIS — One person was killed Saturday night when a car crashed into the new Metro Transit bus station on Interstate 35W at Lake Street.
At about 7:41 p.m., a Toyota Camry was traveling north on I-35W when it exited the freeway toward the station, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
A witness told the Star Tribune that the car entered a bus-only exit and struck the station. Both the car and the station went up in flames.
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Authorities have not yet identified the victim.
The bus station was set to open Monday. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the station has been delayed.
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An Oct. 18 media event at I-35W & Lake Street Station is being postponed out of respect for the life lost in a collision at the station last night, and as the MN State Patrol continues to investigate. Look for service updates at https://t.co/1PNDRQCyfz and social accounts.
— Metro Transit (@MetroTransitMN) October 17, 2021
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