Minn. boy, 14, on bike dies after collision

Published 8:58 am Wednesday, July 20, 2016

THIEF RIVER FALLS  — A teenage boy riding a bicycle has died after colliding with a truck in northwestern Minnesota.

Police said 14-year-old Gannon Hejlik of Thief River Falls was riding his bike in a crosswalk when the crash happened just before 6 p.m. Monday.

According to a press release, the boy was flown to a hospital in Fargo, North Dakota, where he died early Tuesday.

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No charges have been filed against the 52-year-old driver of the truck.