(KLZA)-- An Oregon, Missouri man was hospitalized after the motorcycle he was riding on Interstate 29 in St. Joseph collided with a deer about 1:15 Monday afternoon.

The Missouri Highway Patrol reported 36-year-old Matthew Banks was northbound on I-29 when a deer came from the east side of the roadway and struck the motorcycle. Banks was ejected from the motorcycle.

Banks was transported by Buchanan County EMS to Mosaic Life Care Hospital in St. Joseph with what were described as moderate injuries.