TOPEKA – A Kansas man was injured in an accident just before 4 p.m. on Wednesday in Shawnee County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1998 Honda Accord driven by Erik Cervantes, 23, Topeka, was westbound on Interstate 70 at MacVicar. The driver lost control of the vehicle. It left the roadway, struck a guardrail, a concrete utility post and struck a tree.

Cervantes was transported to St. Francis Medical Center.

The KHP reported he was properly restrained at the time of the accident.