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1 killed, 2 hurt in head-on crash between pickup truck, school bus in Andover

One person was killed and two others injured, including a student, in a head-on crash between a pickup truck and a school bus north of the Twin Cities on Tuesday morning, officials said.

The truck was heading north on Roanoke Street Northwest in Andover, Minnesota, when it crossed the center line and hit the southbound bus, the Anoka County Sheriff's Office said. It happened just before 7 a.m. near 175th Avenue Northwest.

The man driving the truck died at the scene, according to the sheriff's office. He was identified on Wednesday as 43-year-old Dustin King of Andover. 

The woman driving the bus and a student were hospitalized with injuries that were not life-threatening.

"Any crash is difficult for the people involved. School bus crash is even worse when we're talking about children involved," said Anoka County Community Relations Coordinator Tierney Peters. "Definitely something we don't want to see. We encourage anyone to use the rules of the road and drive as safe as possible to keep those, keep those kids safe. And keep everyone safe on the roads."

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There were four other students on the bus, all of whom were picked up by their parents. The Anoka-Hennepin School District said they were all Anoka High School students.

The Minnesota State Patrol and the Anoka County Sheriff's Office are investigating. 

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