One Killed in Biwabik Township Accident
The Rider was not Wearing a Helmet
BIWABIK TOWNSHIP, Minn. – One man is dead following a two vehicle crash that occurred in Biwabik Township late Wednesday night.
According to Minnesota State patrol a Toyota Corolla was making a left hand turn onto Heritage Trail from eastbound highway 135 when a motorcycle going westbound on Highway 135 struck the passenger side of the Toyota as it made its turn.
The rider of the motorcycle, 54-year-old Robert Erwin Bantz of Gilbert, was thrown from the bike.
The rider was not wearing a helmet.
The driver of the car, 65-year-old Anna Kirsten Mattila, was not injured in the accident.
