St. Paul school bus vs. light rail crash leaves 1 child hospitalized for minor injuries

The Brief

  • A student was taken to the hospital for minor injuries after a school bus and a light rail collided in St. Paul.
  • A witness told authorities that the school bus driver ran a red light before the collision.
  • Another bus took the remaining students to school.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) A crash involving a school bus and a light rail train in St. Paul sent one student to the hospital with minor injuries.

St. Paul school bus vs. light rail crash

What we know:

Metro Transit said the crash happened at the intersection of University Avenue West and Western Avenue North around 9:30 a.m. on Friday. A witness told authorities that the bus driver ran a red light before the collision.

One student was then taken to the hospital for minor injuries as a precautionary measure, according to Metro Transit.

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