Boy In Highway Struck, Killed By Metro Transit Bus In Brooklyn Park

BROOKLYN PARK, MN — A boy was struck and killed by a Metro Transit bus in the middle of a highway in Brooklyn Park early Wednesday morning, according to police.

At about 5:50 a.m., officers from Brooklyn Park and the Metro Transit Police Department were dispatched to County Road 81 near 71st Avenue North for a crash.

A child was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Fox 9 identified the child as an 11-year-old.

Investigators believe the boy was standing on the highway and was struck by the bus. The bus driver stopped and cooperated with the investigation, according to police.

The fatal crash is being investigated by the Metro Transit Police with help from the Minnesota State Patrol and the Brooklyn Park Police.