A motorcyclist collided with a semitrailer truck in western Minnesota and was killed, officials said.
The crash occurred late Wednesday afternoon about 6 miles north of Fergus Falls on Hwy. 59, the State Patrol said.
The semi, driven by a 43-year-old man from Fergus Falls, was heading south on the highway and collided with the northbound motorcycle, the patrol said.
The motorcyclist, a 65-year-old man from nearby Elizabeth, did not survive the impact, the patrol said. The trucker was not hurt. Their identities have yet to be released.
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