MPD: Man dead after being hit by school bus

A man died Monday morning after he was hit by a school bus in Minneapolis’ Phillips neighborhood.

Minneapolis police say officers were called to the area of East 28th Street and Cedar Avenue South at around 6:45 a.m.

When they arrived, officers found a small school bus and a man’s body underneath it.

Police say the bus driver and an 8-year-old boy who was on board weren’t hurt, and the bus driver is cooperating with investigators.

Investigators believe the victim was walking west on 28th Street when the bus, which was turning left from the roadway onto Cedar Avenue, hit him.

On Tuesday, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner identified the victim as 27-year-old Josue Gochez Perez of Minneapolis.

The bus was carrying a student enrolled in Minneapolis Public Schools, a district spokesperson confirmed.

According to MPS, the bus driver and school bus involved in the crash were contracted through Septran.

“We are heartbroken to confirm that one of our buses was involved in an incident this morning on 28th Street and Cedar Avenue in which a pedestrian passed away,” Septran spokesperson Edward Flavin said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends impacted by this loss. We are cooperating fully with local authorities as it remains an active investigation.