BY LEANN DILBECK –
A motorcycle accident has claimed the life of a Mena man.
According to the Arkansas State Police fatal crash report filed by CPL Tommy Stueart, Ryan O. Jones, age 29 of Mena, was driving his 2005 Yamaha motorcycle last night, August 30, at approximately 11 p.m. eastbound on Hwy 246 near Hatfield when he lost control, overturned, and was thrown from the motorcycle.
He was transported to Mena Regional Health System where he was later pronounced dead.
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date by Beasley Wood Funeral Home of Mena.
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