A motorcyclist was taken by helicopter to a Kansas City-area trauma center following an accident at 31st Street and Lawrence Avenue around 4 p.m. Monday.

According to a news release from the Lawrence Police Department, a man was westbound on 31st Street and was thrown from his motorcycle after colliding with a four-door sedan that was turning eastbound onto 31st Street from southbound Lawrence Avenue. Both vehicles were on fire when emergency responders arrived at the scene.

Police said the motorcyclist was in stable condition Monday evening. The driver of the car was not injured.

Police were investigating the accident Monday and said at 6 p.m. that 31st Street would remain closed from Harrison Avenue to just west of Lawrence Avenue for several hours.

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