PITTSBURG – A Kansas man was injured in an accident just before 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday in Cherokee County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2012 John Deere tractor driven by Dale G. Roberds, 85, Pittsburg, was westbound on the shoulder of Kansas Highway 171 three miles east of U.S. 169.

The tractor turned left in front of a semi.

The truck struck the tractor’s front left wheel.

Roberds was transported to Via Christi. The semi driver was not injured.