WELLSVILLE – A Kansas man was injured in an accident just before 1 p.m. on Thursday in Franklin County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2004 Ford Taurus driven by William J. Burns, 81, Leawood, was southbound on Kansas 33 five miles south of Wellsville.

The driver failed to stop at a stop sign. The vehicle crossed the intersection at Kansas 68 and landed in the southwest ditch.

Burns was transported to Ransom Memorial Hospital.
The KHP reported he was properly restrained at the time of the accident.