(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – One person died this (Saturday) morning following a collision between a pickup truck and a motorcycle, in Council Bluffs. According to Council Bluffs Police, the crash happened at around 7:30-a.m. in the vicinity of the on-ramp to westbound Interstate 80 from Highway 6.

Upon arrival, police and medical personnel found the male operator of the motorcycle in the east ditch, after he had been ejected from their machine. The operator was transported to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where he died from his injuries. His name was withheld pending notification of family. Authorities say he was from Omaha. The driver of the pickup, Dustin Harris, from Underwood, was not injured.

Police say their preliminary investigation determined both the pickup and motorcycle were entering I-80 westbound from Highway 6, with the pickup in front of the motorcycle. As they got close to merge, for reasons unknown, the motorcycle rear-ended the pickup. The collision resulted in the cycle hitting a guardrail, causing the operator to be ejected.

The on-ramp was closed for about 3-hours while an investigation was conducted. The accident remains under investigation.