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Crash Record MN0210950013

FMCSA crash record in BROOKLYN CENTER on Apr 5, 2021.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable Bus

What happened

On April 5, 2021, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in BROOKLYN CENTER, Minnesota. The vehicle was operated by NORTHSTAR BUS LINES LLC (USDOT 2918561). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by NORTHSTAR BUS LINES LLC, FMCSA reference MN0210950013.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 8 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 51–500 power units.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 36 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
NORTHSTAR BUS LINES LLC
Vehicle Type
Bus
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
8
1 fatal · 1 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
6.8
14 crashes · 205 units
Days since prior carrier crash
46
Last on Feb 18, 2021
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 26,684 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within BROOKLYN CENTER, Minnesota, 36 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light
1
Weather
1
Road surface
1

Conditions are mixed. The data does not assign causation; this section reports only what was recorded by the responding officer.

Crash details

Key facts from the FMCSA crash record.

Report #:
MN0210950013
Date:
Apr 5, 2021
Time:
0823
State:
Minnesota
City:
BROOKLYN CENTER
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
2
Carrier (USDOT):
NORTHSTAR BUS LINES LLC (2918561)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 4 2 4DRBUAFP87B341504 SB81630 (MN) NORTHSTAR BUS LINES LLC 3 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cmq4psc5p001zpb360rzgxu0e Jun 3, 2026 MN Tow-Away 0 0
cmp7tluda0001nu0x3qfya0w9 May 12, 2026 MN Injury 0 1
cmogoa8ax000dnvt88oiioyvk Apr 23, 2026 MN Injury 0 1
cr_5092260 Jan 22, 2026 MN Injury 0 1
cr_5087435 Jan 7, 2026 MN Injury 0 1
cr_5076152 Dec 18, 2025 MN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5025013 Sep 9, 2025 MN Injury 0 2
cr_5021411 Sep 2, 2025 MN Injury 0 2
cr_4927921 Apr 17, 2025 MN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4907320 Mar 11, 2025 MN Tow-Away 0 0

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Carrier
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State
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