Apr 28, 2024

Driver hospitalized after wind blows semi over on Interstate 70

Posted Apr 28, 2024 3:00 PM
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DICKINSON COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just before 2:30p.m. Saturday in Dickinson County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2019 Freightliner semi driven by  Navjodh Singh, 34, Sacramento, California,  was eastbound on Interstate 70 just east of Chapman. The  driver changed lanes to avoid a downed tree limb on the highway. The wind blew semi over.

EMS transported Singh to Memorial Hospital in Abilene. He was properly restrained, according to the KHP. The accident blocked traffic for a considerable about of time Saturday afternoon.

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DICKINSON COUNTY —A semi involved in an accident eastbound on Interstate 70 at Chapman is blocking traffic.  The accident occurred just before 2:30p.m. Saturday.

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