CALLOWAY COUNTY - An accident involving a car and a moped has claimed the life of a Murray man.

According to the Calloway County Sheriff's Office, they received a call about 10:40 pm Sunday about an accident with injuries on US-641 North near Flint Rd.

Deputies say 43-year-old Rodney Harness was traveling south on Highway 641 when he failed to notice a moped traveling the same direction and struck it in the rear. The rider of the moped, 61-year-old Dexter Slaughter of Murray, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Calloway County Coroner.