A Warsaw man was injured in a motorcycle accident that happened Thursday night in Benton County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that 47-year-old Barry G. Markel of Warsaw was on Weaver Church Avenue, south of Highway 83 around 7 p.m., when his 2014 Yamaha XT50 struck a deer in the roadway.

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Markel suffered serious injuries and was flown by Lifeflight Eagle to Mercy Hospital in Springfield for treatment.

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