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Motorcyclist from Nebraska injured after single-vehicle crash on K-156 in Barton County

A 69-year-old woman from Ralston, Nebraska, was injured in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on K-156 in Central Kansas, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol (NewsRadio 1150 KSAL).

A rural highway scene with a motorcycle in a roadside ditch and emergency vehicles responding near a town medical facility.

The Patrol said the Honda was traveling east on K-156 when a mechanical malfunction occurred. The rider lost control and was thrown into a ditch. The rider was wearing a helmet.

She was transported to a hospital in Great Bend to be treated for suspected minor injuries. The crash was reported Sunday morning at 10:22 on K-156 Highway in Barton County at mile marker 137.2 eastbound, or K-156.1 mile west of NE 100 Avenue.