A professional motorcycle stunt rider died on Sunday after a mechanical failure caused him to miss his landing in a practice jump.

Jim "The Real Deal" McNeil, 32, was at the Fort Worth Texas Motor Speedway when the accident occurred. McNeil was taken by helicopter to the hospital where he was pronounced dead less than an hour later of blunt force trauma to his neck and chest. His chest was crushed when his motorcycle hit the ramp.

This is the first death of the tour in fourteen years. Witnesses say he was wearing all of his protective gear at the time. McNeil was a part of the Boost Mobile FMX team for seven years and competed in five X-Games.

Our deepest sympathies are with the family and friends of the victim.

Two men riding with the San Marin Vintage Motorcycle Club collided earlier this morning as they were trying to avoid an accident.

The men, 45 and 57 years-old, and other riders were attempting to pass a truck carrying a horse trailer by crossing double yellow lines. Some passed safely, but as the two men were crossing, a truck began to approach head-on. As the men swerved to avoid the truck, they crashed into one another.

Both men were thrown from their bikes. The 45 year-old was hit by the truck and airlifted to the hospital. The other man suffered only minor injuries and was treated on the scene.

If you or someone you love has been injured in a motorcycle accident, contact the Iowa motorcycle accident lawyer Pete Leehey at 319-294-4424 today.

Two people were injured near Clear Lake recently when their motorcycle was struck by a car. The accident occurred at around 3:10 p.m. on Eagle Avenue.

According to reports, a 22-year-old man and 21-year-old woman were riding a motorcycle northbound on Eagle Avenue when a car, driven by a 17-year-old female, made a left turn onto the road in front of the motorcycle, causing a collision. The two people were thrown from the motorcycle and suffered minor injuries. The driver of the car was not injured.

The two motorcyclists were taken to Mercy Medical Center, where they were said to be in fair condition. No charges have been filed in this accident.

If you or someone you love has been injured by a vehicle while riding a motorcycle, please contact the Cedar Rapids motorcycle accident lawyers of the Pete Leehey Law Firm, P.C., at 877-209-9452.

Police officers in Muscatine are investigating the death of a 43-year-old man who died while he was out riding his motorcycle. The case is particularly troubling for officers because there were no witnesses to the accident.

According to reports, the man went for a ride on his motorcycle on County Road sometime Saturday afternoon. A friend of the man contacted police a while later to alert them that he hadn't heard from his friend and was worried. The friend later went looking for the man, and he found him in a ditch at the intersection of County Road and 61 on Sunday night. Police speculate that the man died on Saturday night.

Police officers are asking anyone who may have information about this accident to come forward.

Cedar Rapids police are currently investigating the death of a man whose body was found next to a crashed motorcycle.

The accident was called in early Saturday morning by passerby. Emergency personnel arriving to the scene found the comatose body and began CPR before rushing the man to St. Lukes Hospital.

Staff pronouced the man dead on arrival. Police are withholding the man's name until his relatives have been notified.