An Emporia man was hospitalized after his vehicle struck a tree near Bushong early Saturday afternoon.
Emporia/Lyon County, Allen Admire and Morris County EMS as well as Lyon County Deputies were called to the 300 block of US Highway 56, a mile west of Bushong, for an injury crash around 1:40 pm. According to Deputy Jody Meyers, 46-year-old Mark Hanson of Emporia was westbound on 56 in a 2019 Nissan Sentra.
Hanson swerved to avoid an animal in the roadway, entered a ditch and struck a tree. Hanson was taken to Morris County Hospital with undisclosed injuries.
He was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash.
