ELLINWOOD – A Kansas man was injured in an accident just before 5 p.m. on Thursday in Barton County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by Paul D. Watts, 42, St. John, was eastbound on U.S. 56 three miles west of Ellinwood in the construction zone.

The vehicle didn’t stop in time and rear-ended an eastbound 2012 Chevy pickup driven by Jerry M Standlee, 67, Ellinwood, that was stopped by flagman controlling traffic.

The motorcycle then entered the westbound lane and was struck by a westbound 2012 Ford U-haul driven by John S. Guy, 25, Chandler, Arizona.

Watts was transported to Wesley Medical Center.

Standlee, Guy and two occupants in the Ford were not injured.

Watts was not wearing a helmet according to the KHP.