Motorcycle crash kills one

A 32-year-old River Falls man was killed Monday night when his motorcycle crashed into a ditch just north of 690th Avenue in River Falls Township.

The man was traveling on County Road E when his motorcycle left the road, crashed into a ditch and overturned, according to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department.

The man, whose name has not yet been released, was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene.

His passenger, a 31-year-old River Falls woman, was transported to Regions Hospital in St. Paul with undetermined injuries.

Neither victim was wearing a helmet, authorities said. Speed appears to be a factor in the crash.

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