A Melrose man has died after his motorcycle collided with a pickup Friday night in western Stearns County.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Neil Gerald Blenker was riding a 2012 Harley-Davidson north on Highway 71 in Lake George Township just after 9:15 p.m. when a southbound 2017 Ford F-150 turned onto the highway from private property and the two collided.

The 50-year-old was rushed to CentraCare-St. Cloud Hospital with what the State Patrol described as life-threatening injuries. His family says he died Saturday.

The driver of the pickup, a 21-year-old man from Belgrade, was not hurt. The State Patrol says he was wearing a seat belt and that Blenker was not wearing a helmet.

The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office, Belgrade Police, the Elrosa Fire Department and Sauk Centre Ambulance assisted at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.