An unusual accident in Holt County claimed the life of a Forest City man Sunday afternoon.  The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 60-year-old Harold Macrander was killed as he tried to start a homemade motorcycle shortly after noon Sunday.

Another man in a pickup was towing the three-wheeler when it began running under its own power, but the throttle was stuck open. The trike caught up with and then hit the pickup.

Mr Macrander was ejected into the roadway. He was pronounced dead at the scene.   The accident happened at about 12:19 p.m. Sunday along Missouri 111 highway in Forest City.