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St. Cloud reports multiple pedestrian and vehicle collisions
St. Cloud has experienced several significant traffic incidents involving pedestrians and emergency responders.
On Tuesday evening, two St. Cloud police officers were injured when their marked vehicles collided at the intersection of 12th Avenue South and Highway 23 while responding to an emergency call. Both officers, aged 34 and 28, were transported to St. Cloud Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Earlier on Tuesday morning, a 27-year-old woman sustained life-threatening injuries after being struck by a District 742 school bus at the intersection of 5th Avenue and 5th Street South. The bus driver and students were uninjured.
On Wednesday afternoon, a 56-year-old driver was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk after striking an adult and two children, aged six and 10, at the intersection of 15th Avenue SE and University Drive SE. The children were transported to Children's Hospital with substantial, non-life-threatening injuries.
Entities
District 742 · Minnesota State Patrol · Nancy Thelen · St. Cloud · St. Cloud Police Department
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] Nancy Thelen was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk following the Wednesday collision. wjon.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Two St. Cloud police officers were injured in a collision at 12th Avenue South and Highway 23 on Tuesday evening. 1390granitecitysports.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Two children, ages six and 10, were struck by a car while in a crosswalk on Wednesday afternoon. wjon.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The six-year-old child involved in the Wednesday accident was flown to a hospital via air ambulance. wjon.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The police officers involved in the Tuesday collision sustained non-life-threatening injuries. 1390granitecitysports.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] A 27-year-old woman was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a school bus on Tuesday morning. krocnews.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The school bus involved in the Tuesday morning accident was carrying District 742 students. krocnews.com