A 23-year-old Leawood man was extricated from a car Tuesday afternoon following a one-vehicle accident on Tennessee Street, just south of 13th Street.

The accident occurred about 3:40 p.m. The car, a four-door Ford, hit a tree on the east side of the road.

The person was taken to Overland Park Regional Medical Center, according to emergency dispatch workers.

Lawrence Police Sgt. Trent McKinley said it’s unclear at this time why the man’s car left the roadway.

Emergency crews shut down Tennessee Street at 12th Street during the accident.

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