NODAWAY COUNTY — One person was injured in an accident just after 12:30a.m. Tuesday in Nodaway County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 1996 Plymouth Breeze driven by Jacob I. Young, 24, Conception Junction, was eastbound on U.S. 36 two miles south of Ravenwood. The driver swerved to avoid a deer. The vehicle traveled off the road and struck an embankment.

A private vehicle transported Young to Mosaic in Maryville. He was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the MSHP.