One Dead in Motorcycle Accident South of Jesup

One person has died in a rural Buchanan County motorcycle accident.

It happened at about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 2200 block of Benson-Shady Grove Avenue (County Road V-65), south of Jesup. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2007 Victory motorcycle crossed the center line and entered the opposite ditch, ejecting the driver.

The operator of the motorcycle died from the injuries. The victim's name is being withheld until relatives can be notified.

Buchanan County sheriff's deputies assisted the Iowa State Patrol.