ROOKS COUNTY – Two people were injured in an accident just before 9 p.m. on Wednesday in Rooks County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Yamaha motorcycle driven by William Davis, 59, Belle Fourche, SD., was eastbound on K-18 Highway, nine miles east of the U.S. 183 Junction.

The motorcycle struck a deer.

Davis and a passenger were ejected from the motorcycle. He was transported to the hospital in Plainville and then flown to Salina Regional Health Center.

The passenger Deborah Shumaker 61, Sturgis, SD., was transported to the hospital in Plainville.

Both were wearing helmets, according to the KHP.