MAPLE HILL, Kan- A Kansas man was hospitalized in an accident just after 4:30 p.m. on Saturday in Wabaunsee County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Nissan Versa driven by Kelsey Schimmel, 23, Mapel Hill was westbound on Interstate 70 during an intense rainstorm.

The Nissan and a 2010 Lincoln MKX driven by Jeanette V. Gibson, 78, Alma, slowed and began leaving the roadway and were rear-ended by a 1997 Ford Taurus driven by Michael T. Fagan, 42, Topeka. The Taurus came to rest in the north ditch.

Fagan was transported to Stormont Vail. The KHP reported Schimmel and Gibson were not injured and were properly restrained at the time of the accident. It was unknown if Fagan was wearing a seat belt.