REILE’S ACRES, N.D. – A 56-year-old woman riding a bicycle was killed Wednesday, June 20, in a collision with an SUV on a rural road near this Cass County town, northwest of Fargo, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

The crash happened about 6 p.m. on County Road 20 near 47th Street Northeast.

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The bicyclist, a Fargo resident, was riding east on County Road 20. She began turning onto 47th Street Northeast when a Chevrolet Trailblazer struck her, the patrol said.

The Trailblazer, driven by James Austin, 31, of Fargo, was traveling east behind the bicycle before hitting it, the patrol said. The bicyclist died at the scene.

The woman’s body could be seen covered by a white sheet in the south ditch of County Road 20, next to the damaged bicycle. The body was taken away in a Cass County coroner’s van.

The Trailblazer, with its windshield cracked and front bumper nearly falling off, was stopped nearby, facing east on the north side of County Road 20. A flatbed tow truck hauled away the SUV and the bicycle.

The patrol said the bicyclist’s name will be released Thursday, June 21, pending notification of her family.

County Road 20 was closed to traffic for nearly two hours while emergency crews dealt with the crash, which remains under investigation.