(KMZA)--A car-deer accident early Sunday morning in Pottawatomie County sent a Soldier man to the hospital.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says 21-year-old Aaron Goforth was southbound on K-63 Highway when he struck a deer in the roadway, north of Grandview Road, shortly after 6:00.

The Patrol says Goforth, who was buckled up, was transported to the Onaga Community Hospital with unspecified injuries.