Motorcyclist in critical condition following accident near 82nd and State

A motorcyclist was taken to the hospital with critical injuries after an accident about 2:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, in the 8200 block of State Avenue.

According to a Kansas City, Kansas, police spokesman, the driver of a motorcycle was traveling eastbound on State Avenue at a high rate of speed and collided with a silver sedan turning south into a parking lot near 82nd and State.

The driver of the motorcycle was thrown from the bike, sustaining critical injuries, and was taken to a hospital for treatment, the spokesman stated. The driver of the sedan was not injured.

The accident is under investigation by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Traffic Support Unit – Critical Collision Response Team.