The driver of a motorcycle and his passenger were injured in an accident on Thursday evening near Council Bluffs. The Council Bluffs Police Department reports the accident occurred on the I-29 southbound off ramp to Avenue G at 6:09pm.

40-year-old Johnathon Scott Enarson of Council Bluffs was exiting I-29 to Avenue G when he lost control on the off ramp causing the crash. Enarson and his passenger 53-year-old Jackie Lorraine Usher of Council Bluffs were both taken to a local hospital. Enarson suffered serious life-threatening injuries and Usher suffered non-life threatening injuries. Neither rider was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

The Council Bluffs Traffic Unit is investigating the crash and it is believed that both speed and alcohol were factors. The Iowa DOT assisted at the scene with traffic control.