(KNZA)--A Thursday morning two-vehicle Jefferson County wreck sent one person to the hospital.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says it happened on U.S. 24 Highway, just east of Clark Road, shortly before 10:15.

According to the KHP report, 50-year-old Frank Newton, of Topeka, was westbound when he struck the rear of a westbound Kansas Department of Transportation dump truck.

Newton was transported to Topeka's Stormont-Vail Hospital for the treatment of suspected serious injuries.

The driver of the KDOT truck, 38-year-old Michael Teeter, of Lecompton, was not hurt.

The Patrol says both drivers were buckled up when the wreck occurred.