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A man was critically injured Wednesday afternoon in the City of Hutchinson in a car – bicycle collision.
The State Patrol reports that just before 1 PM, a Lincoln SUV was turning east on Highway 7 when it collided with a bicycle.
The bicyclist, 61-year-old Mark Pedretti of Wanamingo, Minnesota sustained life-threatening injuries in the crash. He was initially taken to the Hutchinson Hospital ER, then was transferred to Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis.
The driver of the SUV, 27-year-old Tatum Engelke of Brownton, was not injured.
The Hutchinson Police and Fire Departments and Allina Ambulance assisted the State Patrol at the crash scene.
