Motorcyclist, 40, Killed In Newport Crash On Highway 61

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - A 40-year-old St. Paul man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Newport on Friday afternoon.

According to the State Patrol, the crash took place on North Highway 61 at Glen Road shortly before 3 p.m.

A Dodge Caravan was traveling north on Highway 61 when a motorcycle, which was also going north, collided with the back of the minivan.

The motorcyclist was killed. One of the minivan occupants, a child, was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The other four occupants of the car did not suffer any injuries.