(Radio Iowa) – Fort Dodge police are investigating a fatal motorcycle accident that happened shortly after 7 o’clock this (Monday) morning.  When officers arrived, they found an unresponsive male lying in the grass near the intersection of Hawkeye Avenue and Second Avenue Northwest. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The preliminary findings indicated that the male was operating a motorcycle traveling westbound when he lost control and struck a tree at the intersection. The identity of the victim is not being released at this time.