(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County report a 9-year-old boy has died following a traffic accident that occurred at around 7:30-p.m. Wednesday, in Macedonia. The accident took place at the intersection of Main and Dye Streets. Authorities say the child was riding his bicycle in the area when he was struck by a motorcycle. Responding deputies and paramedics administered life-saving measures to the boy and transported him to Mercy Hospital where he died from his injuries.

The driver of the motorcycle, a 51-year-old man, was uninjured. Due to the seriousness of the crash, Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Accident Investigators responded to the scene. The name of the child and driver are not being released at this time as the investigation continues.

Sheriff Andy Brown and his staff at Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office offers their collective condolences to the family and friends that are suffering from this loss.