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A hit-and-run crash early Monday seriously injured a pedestrian and a cyclist in Minneapolis. As of Monday evening, authorities had located the suspect vehicle but were still searching for the driver.

Minneapolis police said the crash happened just after midnight along East Lake Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues South, a few blocks east of Interstate 35W. 

Police said the initial investigation found that a blue SUV was traveling east in the westbound lanes when it hit the cyclist, then hit the pedestrian crossing Lake Street. Police initially said the cyclist was in the bike lane, but said later Monday that he was riding in the bus lane.

The SUV did not stop. Police said the two men who were hit suffered potentially life-threatening injuries. An update on their conditions was not available late Monday. Authorities have not released their names. 

In an update Monday evening, police said they recovered the suspect vehicle and are “following leads to identify the driver.”

Authorities are asking anyone with information about the crash to contact Minneapolis police at (612) 673-5845, or email policetips@minneapolismn.gov. Tips can also be made anonymously through CrimeStoppers at (800) 222-TIPS.

The crash happened less than a week after a separate hit-and-run crash in Eden Prairie that injured a woman and two of her young children. They were in a crosswalk last Thursday evening when they were hit by a white sedan; one of the children suffered critical injuries.

Eden Prairie police have not announced any arrests in that case.

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A hit-and-run crash early Monday seriously injured a pedestrian and a cyclist in Minneapolis. As of Monday evening, authorities had located the suspect vehicle but were still searching for the driver.


Cyclist, pedestrian seriously hurt in hit-and-run crash in Minneapolis

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