Crash With School Bus In Andover Kills Pickup Truck Driver, Injures Student

ANDOVER, MN — A pickup truck driver was killed and a student was injured Tuesday morning when the truck collided head-on with a school bus in Andover, according to the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said the crash happened around 6:59 a.m. near 175th Avenue Northwest and Roanoke Street Northwest.

Investigators believe the pickup truck, which was pulling a trailer, crossed the center line while traveling northbound on Roanoke and struck the southbound school bus.

First responders attempted lifesaving measures on the adult male driver of the pickup, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not yet been released.

The bus was carrying five Anoka High School students at the time of the crash. The adult female driver and one student were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The other four students were picked up at the scene by their parents.

The crash remains under investigation by the Minnesota State Patrol, the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office, and the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office.