WARREN COUNTY, MO — A 58-year-old High Ridge man was injured Thursday morning after a collision involving two motorcycles on Interstate 70 near Wentzville, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Trooper T. W. Burris responded to the accident in the westbound lanes of I-70 at mile marker 198 at around 9:10 a.m.
The man was riding a 2003 Harley-Davidson Road King 2 motorcycle westbound when his bike struck a tire tread in the road and overturn, causing the bike to strike the rear of another 2010 Harley-Davidson Road King. The first rider was ejected from his bike.
The rider was transported by ambulance to SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital Lake St. Louis with moderate injuries.
The other rider was not reported injured.
The 2003 Harley-Davidson received extensive damage in the accident and was towed from the scene. THe 2010 Harley-Davidson sustained minor damages and was able to be driven.
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