Authorities in Page County are investigating a motorcycle accident that resulted in two people being sent to the hospital, Tuesday. Sheriff Lyle Palmer says his office was notified at around 5:17-p.m. about the accident, which took place about two-miles north of Clarinda, near the entrance to the Nodaway Valley Park. Palmer says 61-year old Jack Newman, of Omaha, was operating a 1982 Honda motorcycle northbound on Highway 71, when there was a problem with the rear tire.

Newman, and his passenger, 49-year old Ann Standeven, of LaVista, NE, were ejected from the cycle. They suffered unknown injuries, and were transported by Clarinda Ambulance to the Clarinda Regional Health Center.

An investigation into the accident continues. The Page County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Clarinda Police Department along with the Clarinda Fire Department and Clarinda Ambulance service.