SHAWNEE COUNTY – A Kansas teen was injured in an accident just after 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday in Shawnee County.

A 1996 Ford Truck, driven by Levi D. Towns, 17, Topeka, was westbound in the 5200 block of SW 69th Street when it left the roadway, entered the north ditch, and hit a tree, according to a media release from the Shawnee County Sheriff.

First responders extricated Towns from the vehicle and he was transported to Stormont Vail.

Towns was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the sheriff’s department.

The accident is still under investigation.