ST. JOSEPH- A Missouri man was injured in an accident just before 3 p.m. on Saturday in Buchanan County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2011 Toyota pickup driven by Charles O. Johnson, 59, Clarksdale, was southbound on Route P eight miles east of St. Joseph.

The vehicle failed to negotiate a curve, ran off the east side of the road, became airborne, struck an embankment and a tree.

Johnson was transported to Heartland Regional Medical Center.

The MSHP reported he was not wearing a seat belt.