A 51 year-old Hays man was injured in a rollover accident east of Hays on Saturday afternoon.

According to Ellis County Sheriff Ed Harbin, just before 1 p.m. Saturday David Lopez was driving a 2000 Nissan pickup through the intersection in the 1600 block of East Eighth Street.

Harbin said the driver appeared to overcorrect for an unknown reason, causing the pickup to cross the road and travel into the median where the pickup to roll, ejecting the driver. The pickup landed on its top on Eighth Street.

Lopez was flown via life-watch to a hospital in Wichita in serious condition, the sheriff said.