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Source: A 38-year-old bicyclist killed after being hit by a semi on a dark central Minnesota highway was a high school teacher. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa wrestling coach and math teacher Richard Vos died in the collision at about 4:50 a.m. Tuesday on Highway 71 in Kandiyohi County. In a posting on its blog, the school's booster club said Vos started as a teacher at the school in 1998 and was an assistant varsity wrestling coach until 2001, when he took over as head coach. The Star Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/XimBpa ) several high school athletic events were called off Tuesday. According to the State Patrol, the semi and Vos were both traveling south near County Road 34. The semi driver was identified as a 50-year-old man from Belgrade.
Collision Data
Crash time: between 3 a.m. and 5:59 a.m.
Closest Intersection:
Land use: Rural
Road type: Rural Arterial
Where on the road the collision happened: Road
Collision type: Rear-end
Driver Data
Vehicle type: Large Trucks
If truck: Commercial Truck
At crash time driver was: Don't Know
Sources
Source: News ReportType: Newspaper
Pos/Neg: Neutral
Link if Website: http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20121017/NEWS/121019694/-1/sports

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