Police: 3 Hospitalized After Car Collides With LRT
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Metro Transit Police say three people were injured after a car collided with a light rail train around 9:15 Saturday night.
It happened near the Stadium Village stop near the University of Minnesota.
Police said a train traveling westbound struck a vehicle. The crash caused a small fire in the vehicle.
The driver of the car was hospitalized. The driver's condition is unknown at this time.
Two other people were taken to Regions Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.
Green Line service between the Stadium Village and Raymond Avenue stations was temporarily replaced with a bus.
Around 11:20 p.m., Metro Transit said Green Line trains were once again serving all stations.
The extent of the injuries and cause of the crash are unknown at this time.