A Topeka man suffered apparently minor injuries and was hospitalized in Emporia following a wreck on the Kansas Turnpike southwest of town.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says 59-year-old David Parnell was driving a box truck northbound when he had a tire blowout near mile marker 113, or a mile east of the Flint Hills cattle pens exit and 14 miles southwest of Emporia. The truck went off the highway and hit a culvert.
Parnell was taken to Newman Regional Health for treatment. He was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash.
3:45 pm Tuesday: One to Newman following single vehicle accident southwest of Emporia Tuesday
One person was hospitalized following an injury accident southwest of Emporia Tuesday afternoon.
The accident was reported just after 1:45 pm at Kansas Turnpike mile marker 113 northbound, roughly a mile east of the Flint Hills cattle pens and 14 miles southwest of Emporia. According to the Emporia Fire Department, the accident involved a single vehicle that was found in the ditch.
One individual was taken by ambulance to Newman Regional Health with undisclosed injuries. Additional details including the name of the individual and a crash narrative are pending from the Kansas Highway Patrol.
1:55 pm Tuesday: Reported injury accident southwest of Emporia draws EMS response Tuesday afternoon
Emergency crews are responding to a reported injury accident southwest of Emporia Tuesday afternoon.
Emporia/Lyon County EMS were called to mile marker 113 northbound on the Kansas Turnpike, roughly a mile east of the Flint Hills cattle pens and 14 miles southwest of Emporia, for an injury accident just after 1:45 pm. Details are pending, including the number of vehicles and people involved and any injuries.
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