PHILLIPS COUNTY— One person was injured in an accident just before 9p.m. Saturday in Phillips County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2014 Honda CRV driven by Francis L. Karlin, 72, Bloomington, MN., was southbound on U.S. 183 thirteen miles south of Phillipsburg. The driver lost control of the vehicle when he swerved to miss a deer.

The vehicle entered the east ditch and continued, striking several cedar trees.

EMS transported Karlin to the hospital in Phillipsburg. He was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.