RILEY COUNTY —Two people were injured in an accident just before noon Friday in Riley County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2016 Harley Davidson 999 Ultra driven by Peter R. Ross, 66, Glenwood, Iowa, was was traveling behind a 2012 Triumph Thunderbird driven by George H. Forst, 67, LaVista, Nebraska southbound on U.S. 24 just south of Madison Road.
The Harley rear-ended the Triumph when it slowed down. Both vehicles came to rest in the southbound lane.
EMS airlifted Forst to Stormont Vail. Ross was transported to Via Christi in Manhattan. Both drivers were wearing helmets, according to the KHP.
Tuttle Creek Blvd. was shut down temporarily during the investigation, according to the Riley County Police Department.