Emporia-Lyon County EMS responded to a pair of reported injury crashes during wet conditions Sunday.
Emergency personnel responded to a crash on the Kansas Turnpike near the Lyon-Wabaunsee county line, or about 24 miles northeast of Emporia, just before 11 am. Ultimately, two patients declined hospital trips afterward after one vehicle crashed and went off the highway.
The second crash happened around 12:35 pm on the Kansas Turnpike about three miles southwest of Emporia. Battalion Chief Jesse Taylor says two people were taken to Newman Regional Health for treatment afterward.
Further details are pending through the Kansas Highway Patrol with both wrecks. Heavy rain was underway at the time of both crashes, but the Highway Patrol hasn’t confirmed whether the rain played a role in either crash.
11:10 am Sunday: Rollover accident reported northwest of Emporia late Sunday morning
Emergency crews are responding to a reported injury accident northwest of Emporia.
Emporia/Lyon County EMS was called to KTA mile marker 151 southbound, 24 miles northwest of Emporia, just before 11 am Sunday. Full details are pending, however, early indications are the accident may have been a rollover involving a single-vehicle.
Emergency dispatch traffic noted the vehicle was “upside down in a ditch” prior to crews arriving on scene. Two individuals, a 36-year-old female and a 32-year-old male, were inside the vehicle at the time of the accident and may have suffered minor injuries, however, confirmation is pending.
It’s unclear at this time if the accident was the result of severe weather impacting the area. Miller and Reading fire crews were originally called to the scene but canceled shortly after.
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