27 students unhurt after school bus crash on I-35W in Mounds View

Traffic cameras capture bus crash on I-35W [RAW]

A school bus crashed on Interstate 35W near County Road 10 in Mounds View on Tuesday morning. The spot where the crash happened is an area that frequently sees merging crashes. Traffic camera video shows a white vehicle being driven in front of the bus near the exit ramp before the crash, and then the bus pushing the white vehicle across the freeway, coming to an end near the median.

MOUNDS VIEW, Minn. (FOX 9) - A school bus carrying 27 students crashed on Interstate 35W near County Road 10 in Mounds View on Tuesday morning. No students were reported injured at the scene.

School bus crash in Mounds View

What happened:

The crash happened at 7:50 a.m. Tuesday on I-35W South. The State Patrol reports a 46-year-old was driving in the center lane when traffic started to slow. The driver was reportedly unable to stop and hit the rear of a Nissan. The driver then veered into the left center lane, where the vehicle was hit by a school bus driver.

Traffic cameras show a group of people who have evacuated the bus waiting on the side of the road. Multiple ambulances responded to the scene, as well as about a dozen other law enforcement vehicles. Around 8:30 a.m., a second school bus arrived at the scene to take students from the scene.

School bus crash in Mounds View: 8:30 a.m. update

A school bus crashed on Interstate 35W near County Road 10 in Mounds View on Tuesday morning. Multiple ambulances are on the scene.

This crash caused slow-moving traffic on I-35W headed south into Mounds View during the morning commute. The scene was cleared around 8:45 a.m.

The spot where the crash happened is an area that frequently sees merging crashes. Traffic camera video shows a white vehicle being driven in front of the bus near the exit ramp prior to the crash, and then the bus pushing the white vehicle across the freeway, coming to an end near the median.

Crash injuries:

The State Patrol states there were 27 students on the bus at the time of the crash. No student injuries were reported at the scene, but they are being evaluated at the school. 

The 46-year-old driver and a 66-year-old school bus driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Nissan was not injured. 

The crash remains under investigation. 

Bus crash on I-35W in Mounds View [RAW]

A bus crash on Interstate 35W near Highway 10 in Mounds View, Minnesota, on Tuesday morning resulted in people being evacuated onto the freeway. Here's raw video from the MnDOT traffic cameras.