Metro Transit Reports 2 Crashes Involving Light Rail Trains In Twin Cities

By Riley Moser, CBS Minnesota

March 25, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS — Snow is believed to be a factor in two separate crashes involving light rail trains in the Twin Cities on Sunday.

According to the Metro Transit Police Department, the first crash occurred shortly after 9 p.m. at the intersection of Third Avenue South and Fifth Avenue South near Government Plaza Station in Minneapolis. A car and a Metro Blue Line train collided.

Roughly 30 minutes later, Metro Transit officers responded to a crash involving a vehicle and a Metro Green Line train in St. Paul. The crash occurred near the intersection of University Avenue Southeast and 23rd Avenue Southeast as the train was entering Stadium Village Station, MTPD reports.

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