Michael J. Mooney, 53, killed and nine other passengers injured when two city buses collide on W. Superior Street in Duluth, Minnesota

Modified Date: 
Thu, 04/14/2016 - 8:40am
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, April 14, 2015

'Medical emergency' suspected in fatal crash of 2 Duluth city buses

A bus driver’s “medical emergency” apparently is what sent his hulking vehicle speeding out of control on a major downtown Duluth street before dawn and crashing into another bus heading the other way, authorities said Wednesday.

Victim, drivers in fatal DTA bus collision identified

A total of nine passengers were hospitalized with injuries sustained in the crash. Both drivers are 20–year veterans of the DTA with clean driving records.

Patriot Guard Stands Watch as DTA Bus Crash Victim Laid to Rest

His funeral was Wednesday morning at St. Mary's Star of the Sea, and because Mooney was an ex-Marine, the Patriot Guard stood watch outside of the church.

Man who died in Duluth bus crash was rushing to aid stricken driver

“Just prior to the crash, Mooney can be seen leaving his seat in the rear portion of the bus and begin to rush forward in an apparent attempt to help the driver.”

Fatal DTA bus crash remembered one year later

Thursday marks one year since a Duluth Transit Authority bus crashed in downtown Duluth, killing one person.

Just after 5 a.m. a bus driver identified as 58-year-old Frank Polson suffered a medical emergency that caused him to lose control of the bus. The vehicle went speeding out of control on W. Superior Street, striking a stop sign, a traffic signal post, a construction barrier, and another bus that was headed the other way. A passenger was killed in the collision, identified as Michael J. Mooney, 53, of Duluth. The other bus driver was Glenn Evan McGill, 59, of Duluth. Polson was treated after the crash but their is no word on his medical condition.

Type: Bus Accident
Topics: 
Medical
People Involved: 
Michael J. Mooney
Frank Polson
Glenn Evan McGill
Jeanne Marie Doucette
City: 
Duluth, MN

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