(KNZA)--A Meriden, Kansas woman was injured early Sunday morning in a motorcycle crash in Ray County, Missouri.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 39-year-old Megan Christopherson was a passenger on a motorcycle that fled from an officer on Business Route 10, traveled off the roadway and struck an embankment.

Christopherson and the motorcycle driver, 44-year-old Camden, Missouri resident Brandon Hollinger, were thrown from the motorcycle.

Both were transported to Liberty Hospital, Christopherson with suspected serious injuries and Hollinger were suspected moderate injuries.

The Patrol says neither occupant was wearing an helmet when the crash occurred around 2:00 Sunday morning.