The Kansas Highway Patrol worked an injury accident on Thursday, November 16 in Saline County.
The KHP report indicates that the accident occurred at 8:05 pm, on I-135, milepost 95 Northbound. A 2003 GMC Sonoma, driven by a 17-year-old Beverly, KS female, and a 2006 Peterbilt Tractor, driven by a 66-year-old Wisconsin man, were traveling northbound on I-135. The GMC started to take the exit to I-70, when veering back onto I-135 into the driving lane. Both vehicles collided with side swiping.
Both drivers, as well as a 66-year-old female passenger in the semi-tractor, also from Wisconsin, were transported to SRHC with suspected serious injuries. The driver of the GMC and passenger of the semi-tractor were not believed to be wearing a seatbelt, while the driver of the semi-tractor was believed to be properly restrained.