(Royal)--Minor injuries were reported after a motorcycle struck a deer early last Thursday east of Royal.

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says the accident occurred around 6:15 am in the 2000 block of 400th Street. According to the accident report, 25-year-old Erick Johnson of Sioux Rapids was driving a 2014 Harley Davidson westbound on 400th Street when a deer entered the roadway. Johnson struck the animal and came to a rest in the north ditch. Johnson was transported to the Spencer Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The motorcycle sustained $10,000 in damage and is considered a total loss. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office was assisted on scene by Royal Fire and Rescue and Spencer Ambulance.