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Fatal motorcycle accident Sunday afternoon in NW Iowa

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July 28th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

A 42-year-old man from Pocahontas died this (Sunday) afternoon, during a collision involving his motorcycle and a car, in northern Iowa. According to the Iowa State Patrol, Adam Allen of Pocahontas was riding a 2016 Harley-Davidson motorcycle westbound on Highway 18 at around 1-p.m., just east of Algona, when a 2024 Nissan Sentra with a 17-year-old driver from Ackley, failed to yield at a stop sign at the intersection of Highway 18 and 160th Avenue. The motorcycle struck the car, killing Allen.

The driver of the Nissan, who was not named, was taken by air ambulance to a Mason City hospital.