Two Wichita residents were sent to the hospital following a single vehicle rollover crash north of Emporia late Sunday afternoon.
Emergency crews were called to Kansas Turnpike mile marker 137.4 southbound, roughly 10 miles north of Emporia, shortly before 5 pm. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2010 Dodge Avenger driven by 83-year-old James Thompson of Wichita was traveling southbound when he lost control of the vehicle due to slick conditions.
The vehicle then entered the west ditch, struck an embankment and overturned. Thompson and a passenger, 82-year-old Deanne Thompson, were both taken to Newman Regional Health with what are being called suspected minor injuries.
James Thompson was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the accident, however, Deanne Thompson was not.
