Apr 05, 2021

Salina man injured when motorcycle tire goes flat near Brookville

Posted Apr 05, 2021 3:55 PM
<b>The motorcycle Gibbons was riding.</b> Photo courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office
The motorcycle Gibbons was riding. Photo courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office

BROOKVILLE -- A Salina man was injured in a motorcycle accident near Brookville Saturday afternoon.

William Gibbons, 65, of Salina was westbound on Kansas Highway 140 at approximately 4:48 p.m. Saturday when the front tire of the 1983 Honda 1100cc Goldwing he was riding went flat near the intersection with S. Brownhill Road, Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning. Gibbons was able to slow down the motorcycle before laying it on its side.

Soldan said Gibbons suffered road rash and a possible broken rib and was transported by EMS to Salina Regional Health Center. He was wearing a helmet, Soldan added.