Tragedy struck early morning in Brooklyn Park as a juvenile male pedestrian was killed after being hit by a Metro Transit bus, authorities reported on January 31. The fatal incident took place near the intersection of County Road 81 and 71st Avenue North, with police responding shortly before 6 A.M. to a distressing scene where the young pedestrian was found deceased.
The early reports indicate that the juvenile was standing on the highway when the collision occurred, in what appears to be a heartbreaking circumstance that brought emergency responders from Brooklyn Park and the Metro Transit Police to the site of the accident, according to the initial details of the mishap the driver of the bus stopped immediately after the impact and has been cooperative with the law enforcement officers who are still trying to piece together the moments that led up to the tragedy.
In the aftermath of the incident, the area was cordoned off for several hours as the Metro Transit Police took the lead in the investigation, looking into the hows and whys of the mishap that sent shockwaves through the community. They were joined by the Minnesota State Patrol and Brooklyn Park Police, who are assisting in what remains an open and ongoing investigation, with details still emerging about the sequence of events that ended so disastrously.
