Welch Motorcyclist Taken to Hospital After Colliding with Pickup on Hwy. 19 Near Cannon Falls

Cannon Falls, MN (KROC-AM News)- A southeast Minnesota motorcyclist was injured in a collision with a pickup truck Friday morning. 

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The State Patrol responded to the crash around 7:15 a.m. The pickup driver and motorcycle operator were the only people involved.

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The crash occurred at the intersection of Hwy. 19 and White Rock Tr., which is between Red Wing and Cannon Falls. 

The pickup and motorcycle were both eastbound on Hwy. 19 and the pickup was in front of the motorcycle when the two collided, the state crash report says. 

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35-year-old Andrew Johannes Bauch of Welch was identified as the motorcycle operator. He was taken to the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Red Wing with non-life-threatening injuries, the State Patrol says. 

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64-year-old Randy Roy Hartl of Tony, WI was driving the pickup. He escaped the crash without injuries. 

Bauch was wearing a helmet and alcohol was not involved in the crash, according to the state crash report. 

The Goodhue County Sheriff's Office and Cannon Falls Ambulance also responded to the motorcycle-pickup collision.