MIAMI COUNTY- A motorcycle rider was injured in an accident just after 4 p.m. on Saturday in Miami County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2000 Harley Davidson driven by John C. Ostmeyer, 63, Overland Park, was northbound on U.S.169 and struck the rear of a 2006 Chevy Silverado driven by Brian W. Carrol, 20, Spring Hill, that was eastbound on 215th Street crossing U.S. 169.

Ostmeyer, was thrown from the motorcycle approximately 20 feet.

He was transported to Overland Park Regional Medical Center. The driver of the Silverado and a teenage passenger were not injured.

The KHP reported Ostmeyer was not wearing helmet.