The fire chief in Leavenworth, Kansas was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident Wednesday night.

Chief Mark Demaranville was the sole occupant of a motorcycle that crashed along US 73 highway near County Road 18 / Edwards Road.

Captain Andy Dedeke of the Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office says the accident was first reported at 9:45 p.m.  Dedeke says their investigation continues, as they seek to confirm another vehicle was involved.

Demaranville was taken by private vehicle to Providence Hospital, and later transferred to the University of Kansas Medical Center.

A nursing supervisor at the KU Medical Center would neither confirm nor deny Mr Demaranville was at the hospital.

Leavenworth Mayor Larry Dedeke says he was briefed on the accident Thursday morning, along with other city officials.  Mayor Dedeke said they were told Chief Demaranville was in stable condition, with surgery scheduled Thursday.

Assistant Fire Chief Mark Nietzke will be in charge of the department’s day-to-day operations until Demaranville recovers and returns to work.