(KAIR)--Helicopter transport was required after a car and motorcycle collided Tuesday evening in rural Atchison County.

Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie said it happened when a Ford Focus, driven southbound on U.S. Highway 59 by 18-year-old Atchison resident Allison Herbig, attempted to turn east onto 254th Road. As she made the maneuver, a Harley Davidson motorcycle, driven by 58-year-old Clay Biester, of Valley Falls, attempted to pass the car on the left side.

The motorcycle struck the driver's side of the car, then ran into the southeast corner of the intersection and into the ditch.

Biester was flown from the scene by LifeStar helicopter to the University of Kansas Hospital, in Kansas City, Kansas, for the treatment of what Laurie identified as severe injuries.

Herbig was transported to the Atchison Hospital by Atchison County EMS for the treatment of unspecified injuries.

According to a report from the Kansas Highway Patrol, Herbig was buckled up at the time of the wreck. Biester was wearing a helmet when he was ejected from the motorcycle.

The wreck happened around 6:45 Tuesday evening.