Two Missouri motorcycle riders were transported to area hospitals following a three-vehicle accident Saturday on U.S. Highway 24 in Jefferson County.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol accident report, the accident occurred about 9 p.m. Saturday 5 miles east of Perry. The report states that Sarah Nixon, 33, of Long Lane, Mo., was going east and went left of center on a 2011 Harley Davidson while negotiating a curve on the highway and sideswiped a westbound 2006 Ford van driven by Roger D. Helm, 57, of Perry. Paul Nixon, 35, of Long Lane, Mo., riding on an eastbound 2014 Harley Davidson, then struck the first motorcycle from behind.

Sarah Nixon was transported by ambulance to Lawrence Memorial Hospital, according to the report, and Paul Nixon was flown by air ambulance to Kansas University Hospital in Kansas City, Kan. Both motorcyclists were wearing helmets.

In a news release issued by Jeremy Rodecap, fire chief of Jefferson County Fire District No. 3, Sarah Nixon’s injuries were described as “nonlife-threatening,” while those of Paul Nixon were deemed “life-threatening.”