BARBER COUNTY- A Kansas teen was injured in an accident just after 2p.m. on Wednesday in Barber County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Ford Explorer driven by Jared U. Smith, 18, Maize, was westbound on Kansas 254 just east of River Valley Road.

The vehicle failed to maintain a single lane of traffic and partially entered the median.

The driver overcorrected, veered across both lanes of the highway, entered the north ditch and flipped onto its top.

Smith was transported to Wesley Medical Center.

He was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.