(KNZA)--A St. Joseph teen escaped serious injury Thursday morning in a single-vehicle roll-over wreck on I-29 in St. Joseph.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 19-year-old Joseph Elder was northbound when the SUV he was driving left the roadway and overturned, coming to rest on its wheels.

Elder, who was buckled up, was transported by ambulance to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph with what the Patrol described as minor injuries.

The wreck was reported shortly before 7:00.