Police car lightsA man from southwestern Iowa is dead following a motorcycle accident early this morning in Pottawattamie County.

Council Bluffs Police say 29-year-old Jeffery Crane, of Council Bluffs, died in the crash that happened at around 2 AM on the Nebraska Avenue on-ramp to Interstate 29.

An investigation determined Crane’s motorcycle was northbound on the I-29 on ramp when he apparently lost control, causing the cycle to leave the road on the curve.

Crane, who was not wearing a helmet, suffered fatal injuries when he was thrown from machine during the accident.

Authorities say at this time it is unknown if speed or alcohol played a part in the accident.

By Ric Hanson, KJAN, Atlantic