A woman killed Saturday while riding on a motorcycle in Minnetrista was identified as a 21-year-old Minneapolis woman.
Samantha Ann Bakker died of multiple blunt force injuries, about 15 minutes after the crash, the Hennepin County medical examiner's office said Tuesday.
The crash, with another motorcycle and a pickup truck at County Road 26 and North Branch Road, was under investigation.
The drivers of the two motorcycles had non-life-threatening injuries, while the driver and passenger in the pickup were not injured, according to the Minnetrista Public Safety Department at the time of the crash.
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