Indications are now pointing to two separate but connected crashes in north Lyon County early Friday.
Three vehicles were involved, with the situation reported just before 6 am near the junction of US Highway 56 and Road P-5. Emporia Fire says three people declined hospital trips afterward.
Lyon County Undersheriff John Koelsch tells KVOE News the overall incident apparently began when a box truck overturned for currently unlisted reasons, blocking both lanes of US-56 traffic in the process. A Good Samaritan parked his car some distance away in an effort to help, but the driver of a utility truck didn’t see the car and clipped it, sending it into a nearby ditch. The Kansas Highway Patrol is now leading the crash investigation.
US-56 is closed between Kansas Highway 99 and Road L until further notice, and Koelsch says it may be closed for a while Friday. The Kansas Department of Transportation is now directing traffic around the wreck site.
7:20 am Friday: US-56 still closed near Admire after wreck; three people decline medical treatment
Cleanup and investigative work are well underway after a wreck in north Lyon County reported early Friday.
Early indications are as many as three vehicles were involved during the wreck, which was reported just before 6 am near the junction of US Highway 56 and Road P-5. Emporia Fire says three people declined hospital trips afterward.
US-56 is closed between Kansas Highway 99 and Road L until further notice. KVOE and KVOE.com will have updates.
6:05 am Friday: Injury wreck reported in north Lyon County
Law enforcement and emergency responders are sorting out a reported injury crash in north Lyon County.
The crash was reported just before 6 am near the junction of US Highway 56 and Road P-5, or just north of Admire. Early indications are as many as three vehicles are involved. Other details, including the number of patients, are currently pending. US-56 is getting closed between Kansas Highway 99 and Road L until further notice. The LifeSave helicopter was initially on standby but hasn’t been needed.
Emporia Fire/EMS is responding, along with Allen-Admire and Lyon County deputies. KVOE and KVOE.com will have updates.
