Pickup driver killed in crash with Metro Transit bus
A pickup driver was killed early Monday, May 11, 2026, after running a stop sign and striking a Metro Transit bus at 10th Avenue and East 38th Street in south Minneapolis.[1]
The pickup was traveling at a high rate of speed, investigators said, and its impact sent the bus spinning into a nearby house.[1] The pickup burst into flames and the driver died.[1] The bus driver was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and there were no passengers on board.[1]
Investigators said the pickup ran a stop sign at the intersection before the collision.[1] No one inside the house was injured, but the area remained closed Monday morning while Metro Transit police investigated.[1] Metro Transit official Drew Kerr said the agency was fortunate there were no additional injuries and pledged to clean up the scene quickly.[1]
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- The crash occurred early Monday, May 11, 2026, at 10th Avenue and East 38th Street in south Minneapolis.
- Investigators say a pickup truck traveling at a high rate of speed ran a stop sign and struck a Metro Transit bus, causing the bus to spin and hit a nearby home.
- The pickup driver died after the vehicle burst into flames; the bus driver was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and there were no passengers on board.
- No one inside the affected house was injured, but the area was closed Monday morning while Metro Transit police investigated.
- Metro Transit official Drew Kerr said the agency was fortunate there were no additional injuries and pledged to clean up the scene quickly.
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