One person was taken to Newman Regional Health after a passenger van and semi collided in far west Emporia Tuesday afternoon.
Emporia Police and Emporia/Lyon County EMS were called to the Flying J Travel Center at 4215 West Highway 50 for a reported injury accident just before 5 pm. According to Emporia Police Sgt. Dominic Vortherms, a 2012 Honda Odyssey van was traveling eastbound on Highway 50 when a westbound semi-truck began to turn into the travel center and did not yield the right of way.
The Honda then collided with the truck causing “disabling front end damage” to the van and minor damage to the semi’s skirt. The driver of the van, an unnamed white male in his 30s, was taken to Newman Regional Health for observation and treatment of what is being called suspected minor injuries.
The driver of the semi, an unnamed white male in his 40’s, was not injured, however, he was cited for failure to yield.