(KAIR)--A single vehicle, Saturday afternoon Atchison County crash required helicopter transport for a Wathena man.

Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie told MSC News 72-year-old Jerry Bauman's pickup truck left K9 Highway while negotiating the curve at 274th and Jewell Roads, in rural Atchison County.

The truck slid off the pavement and rolled when the tires hit the gravel on Jewell Road.

Laurie said Bauman required extrication from the truck, and was flown by LifeNet to the University of Kansas Hospital, in Kansas City, Kansas for the treatment of injuries.

The crash occurred around 3:20 Saturday afternoon.