(KNZA)--A Sabetha motorcyclist was seriously injured Tuesday evening in a two-vehicle crash in Brown County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash occurred just before 6 p.m. on 260th Road, east of U.S. 75.

According to the report, 60-year-old Douglas Kleopfer of Morrill was driving a westbound pickup and turning south into a field entrance when his vehicle was struck on the passenger side by an eastbound motorcycle.

The rider, 23-year-old Brycen Hartley of Sabetha, was taken to Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka with suspected serious injuries.

The Patrol says Hartley was wearing a helmet and eye protection at the time of the crash.

Kleopfer was not injured.