ATCHISON COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just before 6:30p.m. Tuesday in Atchison County.
A 2008 Ford van driven by Thomas Sweet, 67, Leavenworth, was southbound in the 1500 Block of U.S.73, according to Police Chief Mike WIlson.
The van had problems that forced Sweet to pull over onto the shoulder of the road. He then got out of and underneath the van to look for the cause of a noise.
The vehicle, which had been left running and accidentlly left in gear, moved forward and ran over his legs.
The vehicle came to rest in an adjoining ditch. A passerby called 911. EMS transported Sweet to the Mosaic Medical Center in St. Joseph, Missouri for treatment of his injuries.