Minn. first responders drill for light-rail crash ahead of new line opening

Star Tribune

HOPKINS, Minn. — A light-rail train collided with an SUV at a crossing on a rainy Monday morning in Hopkins, leaving some passengers on the train injured and two motorists trapped inside their vehicle.

The crash at 17th Avenue and S. 5th Street didn’t really happen. It was staged as part of a drill for first responders, but it’s a scenario that could easily play out…

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