Two injured in motorcycle accident south of Redings Mill

Two people were seriously injured in an accident around 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon on Missouri Route 43, about 3 miles south of Redings Mill in Newton County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a southbound Harley Davidson driven by 53-year-old James R. Ward of Seneca went out of control and overturned.

He was ejected from the bike, as was his passenger, 47-year-old Aime M Alverson of Seneca.

The Patrol says they weren’t wearing safety helmets.

Both were seriously injured.

They were taken by EMS to Freeman West Hospital in Joplin.