By Twincitieslocalnews staff
Published: May 11,2026 03:35pm
A Metro Transit bus crashed into a south Minneapolis home early Monday after a pickup truck driver ran a stop sign and slammed into the bus. Authorities say the pickup truck driver was killed, and the bus driver was left injured.
The crash happened shortly before 4:20 a.m. at the intersection of 10th Avenue South and East 38th Street. Investigators say the pickup truck driver was traveling at a high rate of speed when it blew through a stop sign and struck the Metro Transit bus.
The impact caused the bus to crash into a nearby home and wiped out the front porch. The pickup truck burst into flames following the collision. Authorities say the pickup truck driver died at the scene.
The Metro Transit bus driver, who had just started their shift and was the only person on board at the time, was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. There was no one inside the house at the time of the incident.
?The crash is under investigation by Metro Transit police. The victim�s identity has not yet been released.