WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Wichita police said a 27-year-old Wichita man on a motorcycle was “critically injured” after colliding with a Dodge Ram.
Around 7:25 a.m., officers with the Wichita Police Department were dispatched to a motorcycle vs. vehicle injury accident at the intersection of Pawnee and Hiram in south Wichita.
Police said that when officers arrived, they located the 27-year-old man, who had been ejected from his motorcycle after colliding with the Dodge Ram.
The 27-year-old man had sustained burns to a large portion of his body after the pickup caught fire due to the impact. EMS transported him to a local hospital with “serious but non-life-threatening injuries.”
Investigators learned that the 27-year-old man was westbound on Pawnee when he collided with the Dodge Ram, which was attempting to make a left turn from Hiram onto Pawnee.
Police said the 15-year-old driver of the pickup was able to exit the vehicle unharmed.
This investigation is ongoing. Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to contact detectives at 316-350-3687.
