Girl, 6, Still In Critical Condition After Metro Transit Bus Crash
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A 6-year-old girl is still in critical condition after a crash involving a Metro Transit bus in Richfield Monday morning.
According to Richfield police, the incident occurred at 7:35 a.m. on 73rd and Nicollet.
There, a black Kia Optima was traveling eastbound on 73rd Street approaching Nicollet Avenue when it was struck by a southbound Metro Transit bus. The car the collided with a northbound bus.
A witness said she was behind the Kia and saw it not stop at the stop sign. It was then struck by the bus.
Four people from the car were taken to the hospital, including the girl.
Officials at Hennepin County Medical Center say the two others who were hospitalized in the crash are in satisfactory condition.
