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Victims of fiery Rush City crash were 3 men from St. Paul area February 12, 2021 6:48pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Three men from the St. Paul area died Friday morning when a car and a transit bus collided on a rural Chisago County road and both vehicles caught fire, according to the county Sheriff s Office.
The crash occurred about 7:50 a.m. at the intersection of Rush Point Drive and Clover Trail in Nessel Township. Firefighters put out the flames. Three men were found deceased in the car, said Capt. Derek Anklan.
The victims names have not been released, but the Sheriff s Office said Friday evening that the men were from the St. Paul area. Their names will be released after identifications are made using medical records.
Updated: 12:28 PM CST February 12, 2021
CHISAGO COUNTY, Minn. Three people were killed when a car and a bus collided north of the metro Friday morning.
According to the Chisago County Sheriff s Office, deputies responded to the crash just before 8 a.m. It happened near Rush Point Drive (CR-7) and Clover Trail in Nessel Township.
Chisago County Captain Derek Anklan said in a news release that the 911 callers reported two vehicles, a car and a transport bus, engulfed in flames.
The Rush City Fire Department was called in to put the fire out.
Three people in the passenger car died, according to Anklan. Those people have not been identified.