HAYS– A Russell County man was injured in an accident just before 2p.m. on Thursday in Ellis County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Ford Taurus driven by Wade Ellsworth Winder, 60, Paradise, was northbound on U.S.183 at the Interstate 70 Junction.

The driver began coughing and the vehicle entered the east ditch.

The driver lost control of the vehicle. It struck a culvert and rolled.

Winder was transported to Hays Medical Center.

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