ELLIS COUNTY – A Hays woman was injured in an accident just before 6:30a.m. Friday.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1999 Lincoln Town car driven by Shirley Horn, 60, Hays, was northbound on Highway 183 at the south end of Hays. The vehicle struck a deer in the roadway.

Horn was transported to Hays Medical Center. She was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.