2 kids injured after bus crashes into south Minneapolis day care playground
Two kids are in the hospital after a bus crashed into a playground in south Minneapolis Monday afternoon, according to police.
It happened outside Creative Early Learning Center at Richfield Lutheran Church on 8 W. 60th Street around 4:10 p.m.
Police say the bus driver was traveling on West 60th Street near Nicollet Avenue when the bus left the road and crashed into the playground.
"I just got an emergency call saying that a bus crashed into the playground. It's emergency pickup," Stephanie Hogan, a parent of one of the children at the day care, said.
Two of the three kids on the playground at the time of the crash were taken to the hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening, officials said. The third kid and two others who were on the bus were not injured.
"I was hoping it wasn't mine. I rushed here to get my babies. We're on our way home. This is crazy. I shed tears," Hogan said.
A day care employee told WCCO the bus driver was also taken to the hospital.
Investigators are working to learn more about the incident, though police say alcohol or drugs are not believed to be factors.
A WCCO photographer on scene captured footage of the bus, which appears to have crashed through mesh fencing and damaged playground equipment.
