Bicyclist Timothy Stangel killed in collision with semi in northeast Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS – A 59-year-old man is dead after he collided with a semi-truck while bicycling in northeast Minneapolis Friday morning.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office says the fatal collision happened at about 11:33 a.m. on St. Anthony Parkway, between Columbia Avenue and California Street. The parkway is part of the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway System.
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The Minneapolis Police Department said the bicyclist, later identified as Timothy Stangel, was "traveling 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."
Stangel was taken to Hennepin Healthcare, where he died about an hour later from his injuries.
Information about the driver involved in the crash has not been released.