A bicyclist going down a hill in northeast Minneapolis hit a large truck entering the roadway and was killed, officials said Sunday.
Bicyclist hits semi entering roadway in northeast Minneapolis and is killed
The 59-year-old bicyclist was heading downhill and could not stop in time, according to police.
August 8, 2023 at 12:30PM
The collision occurred late Friday morning near the intersection of St. Anthony Parkway and California Street NE., police said.
Timothy L. Stangel, 59, of Minneapolis, was heading down the hill on the parkway "at a high rate of speed downhill and was unable to stop before impacting the rear of the semi truck as it entered the roadway," a police statement read.
Emergency medical responders took Stangel to HCMC, where he died about an hour later, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office.
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