NORTON COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just before 6p.m. Sunday in Norton County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2018 Chevy Equinox driven by Alan R. Schukman, 69, Long Island was eastbound on U.S. 36 one mile east of the U.S. 283 junction in Norton.
The driver lost control of the vehicle when it hydroplaned. The SUV entered the north ditch and struck a culvert.
EMS transported Schukman to the hospital in Phillipsburg. The KHP did not have seat belt usage information.