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Atchison teen hospitalized after rear-end accident

ATCHISON- A teenager was injured in an accident just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday in Atchison County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1995 Ford F150 driven by Dalton Armstrong, 15, Atchison, was eastbound on River Road three miles northeast of Atchison following a 1985 Dodge truck driven by Nathan Jones, 14, Atchison.

The Dodge slowed due to dust. The Ford rear-ended the Dodge.

A private vehicle transported Jones to the hospital in Atchison. Armstrong was not injured.

The KHP reported both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident.

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