The driver of a motorcycle was injured in a collision with the back of an SUV on Friday evening in Council Bluffs. The Council Bluffs Police Department responded to the accident at 5:32pm at the intersection of 7th Street and Kanesville. Preliminary investigations show the SUV was stopped at a red traffic light when the motorcycle ran into the rear of it.

The motorcyle driver was taken to UNMC with serious injuries. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. The name of the injured man is being withheld pending notification of family of the accident.

The driver of the SUV was not injured and his vehicle was driven away from the scene.