PHILLIPS – A mechanical failure apparently caused a motorcyclist to lose control and tip his machine on Route 4 Thursday afternoon.

Hunter Lander, 21, of Kingfield suffered minor injuries in the midafternoon incident, said Deputy Kenneth Charles of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department.

Lander was traveling north on his 1984 Honda motorcycle on Route 4 about a mile north of the Pinkham Hill Road when he came to a corner and apparently had a brake malfunction, Charles said.

After Lander tipped the bike, he and the bike both landed in the ditch, Charles said.

Lander was transported to Franklin Memorial Hospital by NorthStar ambulance where he was treated and released.

Phillips Fire Department also responded to the scene.