A 2-year-old child was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Maple Grove on Thursday.
Maple Grove police were dispatched to the crash in the 16000 block of County Road 81 about 5:30 p.m., according to a news release. The toddler was declared dead at North Memorial's Maple Grove Hospital a short while later. The 31-year-old driver was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
The driver of the other vehicle was uninjured. County Road 81 was temporarily closed following the crash.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office will release the identity of the child. Police said they continue to investigate.
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More From Star Tribune
More From Local
Politics
Roe decision sets up Minnesota fight over abortion access
Abortion remains legal in Minnesota under a 1995 state Supreme Court ruling.
Politics
With Roe overturned, Minnesota abortion opponents win a long-fought battle
Activism over decades elevated the issue to a fundamental tenet of the Republican Party.
Minnesotans rally for and against the overturning of Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court stripped away women's constitutional protections for abortion, a fundamental and deeply personal change for Americans' lives after nearly a half-century.
Local
Some Minnesota cities enact watering restrictions amid 'abnormally dry' conditions
Minneapolis enacted watering restrictions, but St. Paul has not.
Health groups tackle tobacco use in the LGBT community
More than 30% of the LGBT community in Minnesota smoke. Organizations around the state are hoping to change that.
