(KNZA)--A motorcyclist was injured Thursday afternoon in an Atchison County accident involving a deer.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says 19-year-old Keegan Wood, of Onaga, was southbound on U.S. 73 Highway about 4 1/2 miles south of Atchison when a deer ran into the roadway, striking his motorcycle and causing it to overturn.

Wood, who was wearing a helmet, was transported to Atchison's Amberwell Health for the treatment of suspected minor injuries.

The accident was reported shortly after 1:30 Thursday afternoon.