Authorities are investigating three separate fatal crashes involving pedestrians or cyclists in the Twin Cities metro area in less than a day.
Two of the crashes happened Friday morning — one along U.S. Highway 169 near Shakopee, and the other along State Highway 47 in St. Francis. The third happened Thursday afternoon in White Bear Township.
St. Francis
The Minnesota State Patrol said a bicyclist died Friday morning after being struck by a school bus in Anoka County. It happened at about 7:30 a.m. along State Highway 47 at Ambassador Boulevard in St. Francis.
“Early indications show that a school bus driven by an adult female was attempting to turn south onto (Highway 47) from eastbound Ambassador Blvd NW, when it crashed into an adult male riding a bicycle,” the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office reported…