(KNZA)--A Friday afternoon Jefferson County crash involving three vehicles claimed one life and left another person seriously injured.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says it happened around 2:00 on K-92, two-tenths of a mile east of K-4 Highway.
According to the KHP report, a westbound pickup truck was stopped in traffic waiting for an oncoming vehicle to turn onto Greenview Drive. The driver of a westbound motorcycle applied the brakes hard to try to avoid hitting the pickup and lost control of the bike.
The motorcyclist, 33-year-old Topeka resident Micaleb Hayes, and his passenger, 31-year-old Katy Hayes, also of Topeka, were thrown from the bike. .
Micaleb Hayes was then struck by an eastbound car. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Katy Hayes was transported to a Topeka hospital for the treatment of suspected serious injuries.
The Patrol says neither was wearing a helmet when the crash occurred.
The drivers of the car and pickup, along with a juvenile passenger in the pickup, were not hurt.
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