STAFFORD COUNTY – A Kansas man was injured in an accident just before 1p.m. on Thursday in Stafford County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Peterbilt tractor driven by Merle A. Biehler, 55, Great Bend, was eastbound on Northeast 20th Street four miles east of St. John.

The truck entered the curve at Northeast 40th Avenue at an excessive speed and rolled into the east field

Biehler was transported to Great Bend Regional Medical Center.

He was wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.