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One person was injured during a single-vehicle accident northwest of Atlantic, Sunday afternoon. According to Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy Bill Ayers, a motorcycle with a single male occupant was rounding a curve eastbound on Highway 83 just east of the intersection with Highway 173 at around 3-p.m, when the cycle left the road and entered a ditch. The cycle flipped end-over-end, ejecting the driver, identified by the State Patrol, as 63-year old Joseph McFarland, of Iowa City. McFarland came to rest under a small tree.

The man was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital. His injuries were described as serious but non-life threatening. Authorities say McFarland was wearing a helmet.

Photos courtesy Cass Co. Sheriff’s Deputy Bill Ayers