University of Minnesota bus crashes into cafe, no injuries

Any structural damage to the building is under investigation.

March 15, 2022 at 10:26PM
University of Minnesota police and city firefighters survey the scene after a University bus crashed into the Acadia restaurant Tuesday, March 15, 2022 near the intersection of the intersection of Cedar and Riverside Avenues in Minneapolis. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE • anthony.souffle@startribune.com
University of Minnesota police and city firefighters surveyed the scene after a University of Minnesota bus crashed into the Acadia restaurant Tuesday in Minneapolis. (Anthony Soufflé, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A University of Minnesota connector bus crashed into a building near campus' West Bank on Tuesday.

Crews were called about 12:14 p.m. to a report of the crash into the Acadia Café at 329 Cedar Av. in Minneapolis, according to a release from the Minneapolis Fire Department. No one was in the restaurant at the time, and the bus was carrying only one passenger. No injuries were reported.

Another car was involved in the mishap but police had no details about it.

Fire crews searched the building and evacuated it. University Police Department taped off the scene as the investigation continued.

An engineer was called to inspect for any damage to the structural integrity of the building. And Excel Energy and Minnegasco arrived to monitor and possibly shut off utilities to the building, the release said.

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