OTTAWA – A Kansas toddler was injured in an accident just after 1p.m. on Monday in Franklin County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2002 Toyota Celica driven by Maribel Leal, 22, Wichita, was northbound on Interstate 35 at Rock Creek Road five miles southwest of Ottawa.

The car drifted off the roadway and struck a bridge pillar.

A passenger in the vehicle Josue Mancares, 2, Wichita, was transported to Ransom Memorial Hospital.

The child was secured in a car seat. However, the seat was not properly secured in the vehicle, according to the KHP.

Leal was possibly injured but refused transport from the scene.