Police: Man struck and killed by school bus in Minneapolis
UPDATE: The identity of the victim was released on April 25. What follows is a revised version of the original story.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minneapolis police say they are investigating after a fatal collision between a pedestrian and a small school bus Monday morning.
According to police, the incident took place at around 6:45 a.m. near the intersection of 28th Street East and Cedar Avenue South.
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The preliminary investigation has so far determined the victim -- 27-year-old Josue Gochez Perez, of Minneapolis -- was walking west on 28th Street when he was struck by a motorist in a school bus who was turning from eastbound 28th Street to Cedar Avenue. Perez was found by officers deceased under the bus.
The school bus driver, a man, and an 8-year-old boy who was his passenger were uninjured in the collision.
The driver is cooperating with investigators.
