ST. MARYS- Two men were injured in an accident just before 9a.m. on Thursday in Pottawatomie County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2014 Dodge truck driven by Jeffrey Lee Freeman, 52, Topeka, was northbound on Maple Hill Road one mile south of St. Marys. The Dodge went left of center.

A 1987 Ford pickup driven by John C. Rookstool, 62, Wamego, was southbound on Maple Hill Road and went left of center to avoid the Dodge.

At the same time the Dodge corrected and reentered the northbound lane. The Dodge hit the Ford head-on.
Rookstool was transported to St. Marys Community Hospital.

Freeman was transported to St. Marys and transferred to Stormont Vail in Topeka.

Freeman was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.