A Tripoli man is recovering from injuries he received in a motorcycle accident in Black Hawk County.

It happened just before 5pm Wednesday on Highway 63, near Denver in rural Black Hawk County.

A motorcycle driven by 47 year old Scott Murray, rear-ended a cargo trailer being pulled by a pickup, driven by 53 year old Mark Dayton of Cedar Falls.

Dayton had slowed to turn into a driveway.

Murray was initially taken to a local hospital, but then was airlifted to University Hospitals in Iowa City. A condition report was not available.

The accident is under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol.

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