(KNZA)--A motorcycle crash has claimed the life of a former Wathena man.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reports it happened last Friday evening ( May 31) in Franklin County.

According to the Patrol report, 52-year-old Robert Cluck was westbound on John Brown Highway, west of Osawatomie,  when his Harley Davidson motorcycle went off the highway while going around a curve.

Cluck and his 57-year-old wife, Pamela Cluck, who was a passenger, both fell from motorcycle as it went down an embankment.

Robert Cluck, who was not wearing a helmet, was transported to an area hospital where he later died.

Pamela Cluck, who was wearing a helmet, was transported to the Overland Park Regional Medical Center with what the Patrol described as suspected serious injury.