Mar 23, 2023

Kan. man critically burned in motorcycle, pickup crash and fire

Posted Mar 23, 2023 8:01 AM
First responders at the crash scene -photo courtesy KWCH
First responders at the crash scene -photo courtesy KWCH

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a motorcycle, pickup crash and fire.

Just before 7:30a.m. Wednesday, police responded to an injury accident at the intersection of Pawnee and Hiram in Wichita, according to Officer Juan Rebolledo.

First responders located the motorcycle rider who had been ejected from his motorcycle after colliding with a Dodge Ram, driven by a 15-year-old male.

EMS and Wichita Fire rendered emergency medical aid to the motorcycle rider and transported him to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The rider sustained burns to a large portion of his body after the pickup caught on fire due to the impact.

Investigators learned that the victim was westbound on Pawnee when he collided with the Dodge Ram, which was attempting to make a left turn from southbound Hiram onto eastbound Pawnee. The driver of the pickup truck was able to exit the vehicle unharmed. Police did not release names of those involved.