A man in his 20’s died during a motorcycle pursuit Tuesday night in Pottawattamie County. Council Bluffs Police say at around 10:19-p.m.,  an officer with the Iowa Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Enforcement (MVE) Division attempted to stop two motorcycles on Big Lake Road, near the Pottawattamie County Jail. Both motorcycles eluded the officer and drove westbound on Nash Blvd at a high rate of speed. The driver of a 2006 Yamaha lost control of the motorcycle approximately 3 blocks west of the intersection of 16th Street and Nash Blvd.

The motorcycle went over the curb and stuck a fence separating the city street from the interstate. The driver was ejected from the motorcycle. The second motorcycle fled the area. The MVE Officer witnessed the crash and immediately stopped and rendered aid. The male driver was transported to Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs were he died from his injuries. The driver was wearing a helmet. The man had no identification and was driving a stolen motorcycle. His identity was still being investigated.

Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact the Council Bluffs Police Department at 712‐328‐4948 (Traffic Unit) or 712‐328‐STOP (Crime Stoppers).