A motorcyclist was injured in a Thursday morning accident near Stewartsville on US 36 highway.

71-year-old Edward Eastwood was riding a 2012 Yamaha when the accident occurred around 8:30 yesterday morning.

He was riding eastbound in a construction zone when the motorcycle struck a pothole along the shoulder causing Eastwood to lose control. He was thrown of the motorcycle and found lying off the side of the roadway, according to the Highway Patrol.

Eastwood, of Kansas City Kansas, was taken to Heartland for treatment of moderate injuries.