An Emporia man was injured, but not transported, following an accident involving a dump truck in Reading Wednesday morning.
The accident was reported at the intersection of Kansas Highway 170 and Franklin Street just before 11:20 am. According to Lyon County Deputy Brandon Early, 23-year-old Casey Wells of Emporia was traveling westbound on K170 in a 1997 Ford dump truck when he left the roadway for unlisted reasons.
The truck then entered the ditch and overturned. Wells was treated on scene but declined a trip to the hospital.
Wells was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident.
