RENO COUNTY – Two people were injured in an accident just before 9p.m. on Sunday in Reno County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by Don W. Butler, 56, Burrton, was eastbound on U.S. 50 four miles east of Hutchinson.

The motorcycle hit a deer in the roadway and slid on its side into the south ditch.

Butler and a passenger William W. Lytle, 4, Burrton, were transported to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center.

Both were wearing helmets, according to the KHP.