A Lawrence man was hurt in a crash on the Kansas Turnpike some 30 miles northeast of Emporia on Monday afternoon.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says 59-year-old Terrence Clark was southbound in Osage County and was passing another vehicle when the front left tire on his car failed. Clark’s car hit the center barrier wall and then hit the trailer of a semi driven by 50-year-old Gary Mims of Kansas City, Missouri, shortly after 2:30 pm.
Mims was not hurt. Clark, however, was taken to Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka with suspected serious injuries. Both drivers were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.
