Overview
- A school bus carrying about a dozen eighth- and ninth-grade students veered off Snelling Avenue and struck the north wall of the Robbins Science Center on Tuesday, leaving long tire tracks and damage to a stone wall and a sign.
- Three students and the bus driver were taken to area hospitals with injuries described as minor and all were discharged and sent home the following day.
- St. Paul police are continuing an active investigation into the crash and have not publicly confirmed a cause despite bystander video that includes an unverified claim that the brakes failed.
- State records obtained by reporters show the bus company, PTB Services (also known as Pride Transportation), failed more inspections than it passed in recent years, and the company says the driver — who was in their first week on the job — accidentally pressed the gas instead of the brake.
- Hamline briefly closed its St. Paul campus to secure the scene and inspect the building, and Higher Ground Academy made staff and social workers available to students while authorities determine next steps.