Air Care was called in for two people involved in a motorcycle and semi-truck accident in Keokuk County last night. At approximately 8:50 p.m., a motorcycle operated by 48-year-old Jeffery Edmundson of Keswick was westbound on Highway 22 approaching a curve in the road south of Keswick and failed to follow the road as it curved.

The motorcycle, which was also carrying passenger 41-year-old Nicole Little of Keswick, crossed the center line and struck a trailer tire of a semi, which was traveling southbound. Both Little and Edmundson were air lifted to the University of Iowa Hospitals, Little was later pronounced dead.

The semi was driven by 51-year-old Ronald Brown of Keswick.

According to the Iowa State Patrol, alcohol was present on Edmundson’s breath.