PAWNEE COUNTY – A semi driver was injured in an accident just after 5 a.m. on Friday in Pawnee County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2016 Freightliner semi driven by David H. Sparks, 61, Shepherd, TX, was eastbound on Kansas 156 just west of Rozell.

The truck traveled into the south ditch. The driver attempted to drive back onto the highway when the vehicle lay over on the passenger side.

Sparks was transported to the hospital in Larned. He was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.