A Sedalia man was injured in a three-vehicle crash in Johnson County on Friday, July 12.

According to a report, the accident occurred as a vehicle driven by 63-year-old Nicholas Palecek crossed the center of Missouri 13 to attempt to pass a freightliner in the southbound lane. An oncoming northbound vehicle struck the freightliner, and Palecek’s vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway and overturned.

Palecek was reportedly not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

Palecek was transported to Western Missouri Medical Center for treatment of moderate injuries. The accident occurred at 1:38 p.m. on northbound Missouri 13 in Johnson County.