MINNEAPOLIS — Two women are dead and two people have severe injuries after a crash in Minneapolis that also left a teen waiting for the bus to school injured.
It happened at the intersection of N 26th Avenue and N Emerson Avenue shortly before 10:30 a.m. Monday. Police say a car going north on N Emerson collided with a vehicle going east on N 26th. The vehicle on N 26th "veered off the road" and into the bus shelter, police said, hitting the teen. A KARE 11 photographer on the scene could see the vehicle flipped on its side against the bus shelter.
According to the Minneapolis Police Dept., one of the women in the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. The other was extricated from the vehicle and taken to the hospital where she died. The driver and passenger of the car driving on N Emerson were also taken to the hospital, with police describing their injuries as "potentially life-threatening."
The teen was also taken to the hospital and police say he is expected to survive.
A woman who identified herself by her first name Candy spoke to KARE 11 after the crash, saying people often drive at high speeds in this area and go through lights at this particular intersection. She said she's been rear-ended just a block away from where this crash took place and thinks more patrols in the area would help stop dangerous driving.
"You gotta always wait, even if the light's green, wait because they're gonna hit y'all," she said.
Police Cheif Brian O'Hara said the cause of the crash is still being investigated, but speed is "likely a contributing factor."
“I want to emphasize the importance for every driver to drive at safe speeds and stay hyper-focused and engaged while operating a motor vehicle," he said in a press release.
