WAMEGO — Two Kansans died in separate motorcycle accidents Monday afternoon.

Just after 3 p.m. in Pottawatomie County, the Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2009 Yamaha driven by Stephanie R. Kickbush, 29, Wamego, was southbound on Kansas 99, approximately 3 miles north of Wamego. The motorcycle struck a 1999 Ford pickup driven by Robert Herptig, 54, Wamego, as the pickup was attempting a left turn across southbound lanes into a driveway.

Kickbush was transported to Wamego Memorial Hospital where she died just after 5:30 p.m. Herptig was not injured.

The KHP reported Kickbush was wearing a helmet.

A Hutchinson man died in a separate motorcycle accident just before 4:30 p.m. in Reno County.

The KHP reported a 2005 Chrysler Town and Country driven by Karen L. Reyes, 56, Hutchinson, was southbound on Dean Road and was stopped at a stop sign, approximately 5 miles west of South Hutchinson.

A 1994 Kawasaki motorcycle driven by Michael R. Nelson, 33, Hutchinson, was westbound on U.S. 50. The KHP said the Chrysler pulled out in front of the motorcycle, which hit the side of the van

Nelson was pronounced dead at the scene. He was transported to Preferred Mortuary Services, Haysville. Reyes was not injured.

The KHP reported Nelson was not wearing a helmet.