Motorcyclist killed in crash involving pickup truck in Nowthen, Minn.

NOWTHEN, Minn. (FOX 9) - A motorcyclist was killed Saturday afternoon after deputies say he collided with a pickup truck in Nowthen, Minnesota.

According to the Anoka County Sheriff's Office, at about 1:24 p.m., authorities responded to a crash along Viking Boulevard NW near Iguana Street NW.

At the scene, they found a motorcyclist who had been injured in a crash involving a pickup truck. First responders attempted to revive the victim but said he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Deputies say it appears the motorcyclist was headed westbound on Viking Boulevard when it crashed into the passenger side of the truck turning left from the eastbound lane onto Iguana Street.

The crash is currently under investigation by the Minnesota State Patrol and Anoka County Sheriff's Office.