Two injuries reported after motorcycle hits mattress on I-635

A motorcyclist and his passenger were thrown from a Harley-Davidson motorcycle when they encountered a mattress on I-635 northbound near Swartz Road, according to a Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report.

Both were injured, according to the report. The accident happened at 2:24 p.m. Saturday, March 21, according to the report.

The 40-year-old male driver and a 31-year-old female passenger, both from Kansas City, Kan., were taken to the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kan.

Neither was wearing a helmet, the report stated.

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