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1 Killed, 6 Injured In Kanabec County Motorcycle-Vehicle Crash

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A Saturday morning motorcycle-vehicle crash in Brunswick Township left one dead and six injured, the State Patrol said. The crash occurred at Highway 70 and Mahogany Street just before 8:30 a.m.

One person is dead and two motorcycle passengers were airlifted to metro hospitals in critical condition, Kanabec County Sheriff's Brian Smith said.

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(credit: Kirsten Faurie, Kanabec County Times)

Four vehicles were involved in the crash. The State Patrol said a Toyota Camry was traveling north on Mahogany Street, did not yield into the intersection of Highway 70, and struck two Harley Davidson motorcycles. The crash caused a Victory motorcycle to run off the road.

The driver of the 2019 Harley Davidson motorcycle, a 42-year-old male from South Dakota, died at the scene. His passenger, a 40-year-old woman also from South Dakota, was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The Toyota Camry driver, a 30-year-old male from St. Paul, was not injured. Two of his four passengers, ages 34 and 26, were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The two other passengers were two and 28 years old. They were all wearing seatbelts.

The 48-year-old male Harley Davidson driver and his female passenger, 46, were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. They were not wearing helmets.

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(credit: Kirsten Faurie, Kanabec County Times)

The driver of the Victory Mammer motorcycle, a 21-year-old male, was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. He was not wearing a helmet.

Road conditions were reportedly dry, and the State Patrol says no alcohol was involved in the crash.

The crash is being investigated and reconstructed by the State Patrol's Brainerd District.

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