HAMILTON COUNTY — A 62-year-old Kansas man was killed in a single vehicle accident just after 11 a.m. Friday.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1997 Ford pickup driven by William R. Reed, Coolidge, was southbound on Kansas 27 when the truck left the roadway and entered the west ditch. The pickup went through a field and struck a utility pole.

Reed was transported to St. Catherine’s Hospital. It was unknown if he was wearing a seat belt, the KHP reported.