MINNEAPOLIS — After a deadly 12 hours on the roads across the Twin Cities, an 18-year-old, a pregnant woman and her unborn baby were killed in two separate accidents. A third crash happened in downtown Minneapolis early Friday morning, but wasn't fatal.
THURSDAY EVENING
St. Paul police responded to the area around Lower Afton Road and Morningside Circle for a two-vehicle crash at 6:25 pm.
Police say a white Pontiac G6 with six people inside turned onto Lower Afton Road from Morningside Circle and hit a red Pontiac G6 head on. Two people were in the red vehicle. The two passengers in the red vehicle sustained non-life threatening injuries.
Paramedics transported the following injured to the hospital:
- A 29-year-old man is in critical condition;
- A 25-year-old man is in critical condition;
- A male of unknown age is in critical condition;
- A 19-year-old woman is being treated for non-life threatening injuries;
- A 30-year-old man is being treated for non-life threatening injuries
According to a press release from the department, an 18-year-old woman was ejected from one of the vehicles and died at the scene. Police identified the victim to be Sulekha M. Abdi, of St. Peter.
Investigators are still trying to figure out who was driving the white vehicle, and if drugs or alcohol played a part in the crash.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Minneapolis Police got a call just before 11:00 pm for what they described as a 'catastrophic motor vehicle crash' in the 1300 block of Newton Avenue North.
Investigators believe a dark-colored SUV was driving the wrong way down Newton Ave. when it struck a parked vehicle in the 1400 block. The SUV then continued the wrong way down Newton Ave., at what police describe as a high rate of speed, hitting several parked vehicles and a minivan.
Crews worked for more than an hour to save an 8-months pregnant woman in her 30s who was trapped in the minivan. Both she and her unborn baby died before she was rescued.
The driver of the minivan and two people from the SUV are in the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Police believe narcotics and speed were factors in the crash.
FRIDAY MORNING
Minneapolis Police responded to an early-morning crash downtown. There were no reported deaths, but police are referring to the incident as a "vehicle assault," and one person is under arrest.
All three incidents are still under investigation by the respective police departments. KARE 11 will update this story as more information becomes available.