Overview

• Deputies were dispatched around 8:15 a.m. to northbound U.S. 69 at 223rd Street in Miami County, Kansas.
• Responders found a 2016 Indian Chief Dark Horse in the roadway and the rider with significant injuries.
• The 46-year-old man was transported to a hospital, where he later died.
• Preliminary findings indicate a tire malfunction caused the crash and ejected the rider.
• Investigators request witness tips to the sheriff’s office or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477, and the agency thanked citizens who rendered aid.