BLOOMINGTON, MN — A crash on Interstate 494 in Bloomington turned fatal early Saturday after two SUVs collided and a semi truck later struck one of them, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. The wreck happened just before 4:20 a.m. near Highway 100.

Investigators said the vehicles involved were a Honda CR-V and a Jeep Grand Cherokee, both traveling west on the highway. The patrol said four people were involved in the crash, including a driver in each vehicle and a passenger in the CR-V.

What the patrol said

The state patrol classified the incident as fatal, but it did not say how many people died. No additional details about the condition of those involved were released in the initial report.

Authorities did not immediately explain what led to the first collision between the SUVs. The sequence described by the patrol indicates the semi struck the Jeep after the earlier crash.

Where it happened

The crash occurred on westbound I-494 near Highway 100, a busy stretch on the southwest side of the Twin Cities. Bloomington is one of the main suburbs in the metro area and sees steady traffic on that corridor.

Because the crash happened before sunrise, it likely involved darker driving conditions, though officials did not provide any details about weather, road surface or visibility.

Vehicles involved

The Minnesota State Patrol identified the two SUVs as a Honda CR-V and a Jeep Grand Cherokee. A semi truck then hit the Jeep after the SUVs collided, adding another vehicle to the scene.

Officials said there were four people in all, which included the two drivers and one passenger in the CR-V. No names were released in the first account.

More details expected

The patrol said it is expected to release more information Sunday night. That update may bring clearer information about the number of people killed and the circumstances of the crash.

For now, the early report leaves several questions unanswered, but it confirms the collision was serious enough to be declared fatal by state authorities.

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