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A motorcycle driver and passenger were flown to the hospital following a wreck in Henry County.

According to the Iowa State Patrol, at 8:23 p.m. Tuesday 59-year-old Joe Savage of West Point was driving his SUV southbound on County Road X23 approaching Salem Road when he lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle left the roadway, then re-entered the road, crossed the centerline and struck a motorcycle head on. The driver, 55-year-old Edward Kolkman of Lowell, and the passenger, Sherilyn Alden of Lowell were injured and air-cared to the University of Iowa Hospital.

The Iowa State Patrol, Henry County Sheriff’s Office, New London Police, New London Fire, and Henry County EMS assisted at the scene.