WICHITA, Kan. -- A Wichita man has died in a motorcycle accident in north Wichita. It happened around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, on northbound I-135, near 29th Street North and the exit to eastbound K-96.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says traffic was already backed up due to another accident to the north, near 37th Street. A woman driving a Toyota passenger car had stopped, and Preston Trotter, 25, rear-ended the car with his motorcycle.
Following the collision, Trotter fell from the motorcycle, which flipped over the car and landed in the middle lane. A third car then struck the motorcycle.
Trotter was pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries were reported.