UPDATE 5:30 p.m. Tuesday: According to a post on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SalineCountyKS">Saline County Kansas Facebook page</a>, Old 40 Highway has been reopened and gas and electricity have been restored to the area.

UPDATE noon Tuesday:&nbsp;Law enforcement authorities were on the scene of a single-vehicle accident in Saline County. Old 40 Highway between N. Ohio Street and N. Simpson Road was shut down when the vehicle struck a power pole and gas line, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.

A vehicle accident has caused damage to a natural gas pipeline on E. Old Highway 40 east of Salina. 

Kansas Gas and the Salina Regional HazMat Team - a part of the Salina Fire Department - are on the scene. The road is closed at the Simpson and Old 40 intersection until further notice.

Residents within a one-mile radius north and east of the area are encouraged to evacuate their homes until further notice.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/6/1655227989040.jpeg" alt="First responders on the scene of the accident Tuesday morning. Photo courtesy <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KHPTroopC">Kansas Highway Patrol Troop C Facebook page</a>" />
 <figcaption>First responders on the scene of the accident Tuesday morning. Photo courtesy <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KHPTroopC">Kansas Highway Patrol Troop C Facebook page</a></figcaption>
 </figure>UPDATE 5:30 p.m. Tuesday: According to a post on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SalineCountyKS">Saline County Kansas Facebook page</a>, Old 40 Highway has been reopened and gas and electricity have been restored to the area.UPDATE noon Tuesday:&nbsp;Law enforcement authorities were on the scene of a single-vehicle accident in Saline County. Old 40 Highway between N. Ohio Street and N. Simpson Road was shut down when the vehicle struck a power pole and gas line, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.Saline CountyA vehicle accident has caused damage to a natural gas pipeline on E. Old Highway 40 east of Salina. Kansas Gas and the Salina Regional HazMat Team - a part of the Salina Fire Department - are on the scene. The road is closed at the Simpson and Old 40 intersection until further notice. Please avoid the area. Residents within a one-mile radius north and east of the area are encouraged to evacuate their homes until further notice.&nbsp;&nbsp;

UPDATE: Old 40 reopened after wreck damages gas pipeline