ATCHISON – A Kansas man was injured in an accident just after 2 p.m. on Friday in Atchison County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2003 Peterbilt truck driven by Harry E. Smith, 66, Troy, was northbound on Kansas 7 five miles north of Atchison.

The vehicle crossed the left side of the roadway. The driver overcorrected. The vehicle crossed the highway, entered the west ditch and struck a utility pole.

Smith was transported to the Atchison County Hospital.
The KHP reported he was not wearing a seat belt.