Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Crash With Car In Northfield

[NOTE: An earlier version of this story indicated the bicyclist had been killed. The State Patrol updated its information Thursday afternoon to report he suffered life-threatening injuries.]

NORTHFIELD, Minn. (WCCO) -- Authorities say a bicyclist sustained life-threatening injuries in a collision with a vehicle in Northfield Wednesday night.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a 44-year-old from Northfield was riding his bike on Highway 3 around 9:40 p.m.

The bicyclist turned left onto Fifth Street East and that's when the collision occurred with a driver in a Subaru Impreza, the state patrol said.

The 19-year-old Subaru driver was uninjured. Ring was taken to Hennepin Healthcare.

The state patrol said Ring was wearing a helmet. Road conditions were wet at the time.