A Lee’s Summit, Mo., man was injured after his motorcycle struck a deer this morning on U.S. Highway 24-40 about five miles south of Tonganoxie.

According to a Kansas Highway Patrol report, John Raymond Fiorani, 44, was transported by a LifeStar helicopter ambulance to the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kan., after the accident, which occurred at 8:38 a.m.

Fiorani wore his helmet and was driving south on Highway 24-40 when the deer moved into the road from the east ditch.

Hospital spokesman Bob Hallinan said a condition update was unavailable this afternoon.