Official: 1 Killed, 9 Others Injured in Duluth Bus Crash
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - Duluth police say a man was killed when two city buses crashed into each other.
Duluth Transit Authority administrator Jim Heilig (HEYE'-lig) says the crash happened about 5 a.m. Tuesday downtown.
Authorities say a total of 17 people were on the two buses, including the drivers. Nine people were treated at hospitals.
Reports say police say one bus struck a stoplight and then collided with another bus coming the opposite direction before coming to a stop at concrete barriers in front of a construction site.
The name of the victim has not been released. Police have not said yet if he was a bus passenger or a pedestrian. Both bus drivers survived.
Police closed a street where the collision occurred as the accident was investigated.