Monday night crash causes minor injuries for a Joplin man.

A one-vehicle accident resulted in minor injuries for a Joplin man on Missouri Route 171 last night just after 7 PM.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that 32-year-old Daniel Keshavarz travelled off the right side of the roadway to avoid striking a dear and instead hit a ditch.

Keshavarz received minor injuries from the incident and was transported to Freeman Health System West in Joplin.