Salina Police have released more details surrounding an accident near downtown that injured a bicyclist.

Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 24-year-old Kody Peterson of Salina was taken to the hospital after he crashed while riding east in the 300 block of E Iron Tuesday night.

Police say just after 10pm, Peterson’s bike chain snapped, causing him to wreck on the street.

A 2006 Chevy Malibu then hit the bicycle from behind.

The driver of the car says she did not strike the subject, but only his bike.   Peterson says he was struck in the hip

Peterson was transferred to a Wichita hospital with a possible injury to his pelvis.

No citations were issued.