Teen bicyclist airlifted after being struck by pickup in Osage Township

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OSAGE — A 15-year-old boy riding a bicycle was seriously injured Thursday afternoon after being struck by a pickup truck on a rural road in Becker County, according to a news release from the Becker County Sheriff's Office.

The sheriff’s office received a 911 call at 4:07 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, reporting that a pickup truck had struck a juvenile male on a bicycle on County Road 123, approximately one mile south of Minnesota State Highway 34 in rural Osage. The caller reported that the boy had suffered significant injuries.

The boy was flown by helicopter to a hospital in the Fargo area. His current condition is unknown, and his name is being withheld because he is a minor. The driver of the pickup, Kevin Beyer, 56, of Osage, was not injured.

Emergency crews from the Becker County Sheriff’s Office, the Minnesota State Patrol, North Memorial Ambulance, Carsonville Fire and Rescue, Wolf Lake Rescue, and a Life Link III air ambulance responded to the scene.

Alcohol is not believed to have been a factor. The crash remains under investigation.

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