Sheriff: 9-year-old boy fatally hit by motorcycle in Iowa

MACEDONIA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in western Iowa say a 9-year-old boy has died after being hit by a motorcycle in the small town of Macedonia.

The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil reports that the crash happened around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday along Macedonia’s Main Street.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office says the boy was riding his bicycle at the intersection of Main and Dye streets when he was hit by a motorcycle.

The boy was rushed to a Council Bluffs hospital, where he died. Officials have not released his name.

Police say the 51-year-old motorcycle driver was not injured.

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