SALINE COUNTY- A Kansas man was injured in an accident just after 6:30 a.m. on Monday in Saline County.

A 2013 Chevy pickup driven by Jason Hope, 29, Smith Center, and pulling a flatbed gooseneck trailer was southbound on Interstate 135 near Mulberry Bridge.

The driver fell asleep at the wheel, according to Saline County Under Sheriff Roger Soldan.

The pickup traveled through the median and hit a bridge rail.

Hope was transported to the hospital in Salina.

The pickup, owned by Concrete Storage of McPherson, was heavily damaged.

Hope was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to Soldan.