A Kansas man was hospitalized Wednesday morning after he crossed the center line on a state highway in Buchanan County. Traffic investigators say the driver of a semi in on-coming traffic took evasive action but they still collided nearly head on.

“If he hadn’t swerved to the right, it could have been much much worse,” said Buchanan County Sheriff’s Captain Tiger Parsons.

“It would have been a full, head-on collision. As it was the front corners of the two vehicles collided,” Parsons said.

The accident happened Wednesday morning at 116-Highway and Old Highway 59 in Rushville.

Emergency responders called for help extricating Travis Allen of Olathe, Kansas from the wreckage, but eventually got him out through the back of the vehicle. Allen, 36, was transported to Atchison Hospital with moderate injuries.

The driver of the truck was not hurt.

Captain Parsons says the driver of the car will be ticketed for the infraction.