Officials ID bicyclist killed in weekend collision with light rail train

Authorities have released the identity of a bicyclist killed in a collision with a Blue Line light rail train in south Minneapolis over the weekend.

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner says 38-year-old Miles Patak, of Minneapolis, was killed on Sunday near East 42nd Street and Hiawatha Avenue after he collided with a light rail train while riding his bike.

Patak was declared dead at the scene. His cause of death is listed as multiple blunt force injuries.

The Metro Transit Police Department is the lead agency tasked with investigating the incident.

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