A Shawnee, Kansas man was injured around 8:15 Saturday evening in a motorcycle accident five miles east of WaKeeney.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Glen Newell, 56, was traveling westbound on I-70 on a 2009 Harley Davidson when he came up on a pick-up, hit the brakes and laid the bike down to avoid hitting the pick-up. Newell became separated form the motorcycle and slid along the roadway, eventually coming to rest in the lane of traffic, while his motorcycle came to a stop on the north shoulder.

Newell, who was not wearing a helmet, was transported to HaysMed with undisclosed injuries.