KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A motorcyclist was critically injured early Friday morning after losing control in Kansas City, Missouri’s West Bottoms neighborhood.
Police say that around 12:30 a.m., the operator of a Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle was speeding westbound on W. 12th Street when they lost control on a curve near Liberty Street.
The operator laid the bike down and struck a curb that ejected the operator off the motorcycle.
The operator was transported to an area hospital following the crash. The operator remained in critical condition as of 10 a.m. Friday.
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