Around 6:45 this morning 20 year old Whitney R. Axe of Butler sustained minor injuries in a single car accident on county road 6004 just east of county road 3453. According to the report, the eastbound 1994 Chevrolet driven by Axe traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a utility pole.
The driver was taken by private vehicle for treatment at the Bates County Memorial Hospital.
