ELLIS COUNTY – A man from Hays was injured in an accident just after 9a.m. on Wednesday in Ellis County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Dodge Ram driven by Edgar L. Glassman, 58, Hays, was westbound on Interstate 70 eight miles west of U.S. 183.

The driver had an apparent medical issue.

The truck left the roadway, went through a KDOT fence, struck a slight embankment and came to rest in a field.

Glassman was transported to Hays Medical Center.

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