Man dies in southern Minnesota when motorcycle leaves road, rolls several times

A 64-year-old man is dead after his motorcycle left the road, hit a sign and rolled over.

August 20, 2018 at 2:02AM

A 64-year-old man died Sunday afternoon in rural Fillmore County after losing control of his motorcycle, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

The Harley-Davidson was traveling on Hwy. 43 just before 2 p.m. when the crash occurred. The motorcycle left the road, struck a sign and then rolled over several times, the State Patrol said.

Fillmore County is southeast of Rochester and adjacent to the Iowa border.

The State Patrol hasn't released the identity of the driver.

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Erin Adler is a suburban reporter covering Dakota and Scott counties for the Minnesota Star Tribune, working breaking news shifts on Sundays. She previously spent three years covering K-12 education in the south metro and five months covering Carver County.

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