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Boy dies in dirt bike crash with truck in Andover

A boy on a dirt bike died after getting in a head-on crash with a pickup truck Saturday afternoon in Andover.
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ANDOVER, Minn. — A teen riding a dirt bike was killed Saturday afternoon after a head-on collision with a pickup truck in Andover.

The Anoka County Sheriff's Office says 17-year-olf Bryce Greggory Peterson of Andover was taken by air ambulance to HCMC in Minneapolis, where he was pronounced dead.

Authorities say the driver of the truck was an 18-year-old from East Bethel. 

The crash happened around 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 in the 2700 block of 172nd Avenue NW. Preliminary evidence suggests the driver of the pickup was traveling westbound on 172nd Ave. NW and Peterson was headed eastbound when the two collided. 

At this time no charges have been filed in the crash, and the incident remains under investigation by the Minnesota State Patrol and the Anoka County Sheriff's Office. 

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