BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - The State Patrol says a motorcyclist is dead following a four-vehicle crash in Bloomington Tuesday afternoon.
The accident happened on southbound Interstate 35W at 94th Street West just before 3:30 p.m.
Police say 66-year-old Michael Sjoberg of Minneapolis was killed when his motorcycle slowed abruptly, causing a vehicle behind Sjoberg to crash into the motorcycle and push it into a car in front of him.
A third vehicle then veered into the left lane striking a fourth vehicle.
Sjoberg died at the scene of the accident.
The drivers of the other three vehicles suffered no injuries according to the State Patrol.
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