NOWTHEN -- A man was killed in a crash involving a semi-truck in Anoka County Wednesday afternoon. The incident happened just before 1:30 p.m. on Highway 47 at Old Viking Road in Nowthen.

The Minnesota State Patrol says a car was going south on Highway 47 when it crossed the centerline and hit a semi-truck that was traveling north.

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The driver of the car, a 25-year-old Bloomington man, died as a result of the crash. His name has not yet been released.

The driver of the semi, 41-year-old Jeremy Triebernig of Princeton, was not hurt.

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