Motorcyclist dies after colliding with pickup truck in north metro

A motorcyclist is dead after he crashed into a pickup truck Saturday afternoon in Nowthen, Minnesota.

According to the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened around 1:24 p.m. at the intersection of Viking Boulevard and Iguana Street Northwest. The motorcycle was headed west on Viking when it crashed into the passenger’s side of a pickup truck turning left across the road toward Iguana.

Emergency responders attempted to save the motorcyclist’s life, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver and passenger in the pickup were unharmed.

The man on the motorcycle will be identified following an autopsy.