One person was injured during a single-vehicle accident this (Saturday) morning, about three and one-half miles east of Earling, in Shelby County. Deputy Glenn Birks with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office told KJAN News two motorcycles were traveling north on Highway 59 at around 9:20-a.m, when for reasons unknown, one of the cycles, a Harley Davidson, went out of control about 2.5-miles north of Highway 37/F-24. The cycle ended-up on its side, skidding on the highway before coming to rest. The female driver was tossed off the machine and suffered head injuries. Birks said she was not wearing a helmet.

The unidentified woman was transported to Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan. A report on her condition is not available. The accident remains under investigation. Assisting sheriffs deputies at the scene, were rescue crews from Westphalia 1st Responders, Earling Rescue, Medivac, and the Iowa State Patrol.