(KNZA)--A St. Joseph man was injured Wednesday night when his motorcycle crashed on a Buchanan County, Missouri road about 2 ½ miles south of St. Joseph.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 42-year-old Christopher Hunt was southbound on Bluff Road, south of U.S. 59 Highway, when he failed to observe a dead end and struck a guard rail around 9:00. 

Hunt, who was wearing a helmet, was ejected from his motorcycle.

He was transported by ambulance to Mosaic Life Care, in St. Joseph, with suspected serious injuries.