BUNKER HILL – A Russell County teen was injured in an accident just before 8a.m. on Monday in Russell County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2013 Ford Focus driven by Ashtyn Elizabeth Brown, 17, Russell, was eastbound on Old 40 Hwy just west of Bunker Hill.

The vehicle entered the south ditch and collided with a sign.

Brown was transported to Russell Regional Medical Center.

She was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.