Pickup truck driver dies in rollover crash west of Bemidji

The wreck occurred at night over the weekend in a rural part of Clearwater County.

September 7, 2021 at 2:37PM

A rollover crash at a northwestern Minnesota intersection killed a 34-year-old pickup truck driver, authorities said.

The wreck occurred about 10 p.m. Saturday in Nora Township, roughly 25 miles west of Bemidji, according to the Clearwater County Sheriff's Office.

Kyle G.K. Knutson, 34, of nearby Bagley, was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency responders, the Sheriff's Office said.

Knutson was thrown from the vehicle at the time of the crash, which occurred at Stockyard Road and 310th Street, a T-shaped intersection at a curve in the road, according to the Sheriff's Office.

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