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Motorcyclist suffers head injury after striking concrete curb, Kansas City police say

A motorcyclist sustained a serious head injured Thursday after he lost control of a motorcycle, hit a raised concrete curb and was then ejected, according to Kansas City police.

Officers responded to the crash, which was in a parking lot near the 1500 block of N.E. Vivion Road, just before 3 p.m. The driver was not wearing a helmet when he was ejected from the motorcycle during the accident.

He was taken to a hospital and was listed in critical condition.

No other details were released.

Glenn E. Rice
The Kansas City Star
Glenn E. Rice is an investigative reporter who focuses on law enforcement and the legal system. He has been with The Star since 1988. In 2020 Rice helped investigate discrimination and structural racism that went unchecked for decades inside the Kansas City Fire Department.
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