Crime & Safety
Car Explodes In Deadly I-94 Crash In Minneapolis
Two people were killed and a third suffered life-threatening injuries when a car's fuel tank ruptured in the Lowry Hill Tunnel.
MINNEAPOLIS — Two people are dead and a third has life-threatening injuries after a car's fuel tank ruptured in the Lowry Hill Tunnel on Interstate 94 in Minneapolis Monday night.
At 9:39 p.m., a BMW "attempted" to enter the Lowry Hill Tunnel westbound "at a high rate of speed," according to the Minnesota State Patrol. The BMW crashed into a freeway barrier wall, causing an explosion as the car slide into the tunnel.
A Minnesota Department of Safety traffic camera captured the collision on video.
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No other cars were involved in the crash. Road conditions were dry, police said.
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