A Salina man was injured after the car he was driving slid off the roadway and struck a power pole Sunday afternoon.

Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning that Nicolas Rush, 19, of Salina, was westbound in the 1800 block of East Old Highway 40 just after 4 p.m. Sunday when he lost control of the 2001 Volkswagen Golf he was driving because of ice on the roadway. The car went into the north ditch, struck a power pole and severed it, then rolled onto the driver's side, Soldan said.

Rush was transported by personal vehicle to Salina Regional Health Center with undisclosed injuries, Soldan reported.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/2/1612800259370.jpeg" alt="The driver's side of the car struck and severed the pole, Soldan said. Photo courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office" />
 <figcaption>The driver's side of the car struck and severed the pole, Soldan said. Photo courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office</figcaption>
 </figure>A Salina man was injured after the car he was driving slid off the roadway and struck a power pole Sunday afternoon.Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning that Nicolas Rush, 19, of Salina, was westbound in the 1800 block of East Old Highway 40 just after 4 p.m. Sunday when he lost control of the 2001 Volkswagen Golf he was driving because of ice on the roadway. The car went into the north ditch, struck a power pole and severed it, then rolled onto the driver's side, Soldan said.Rush was transported by personal vehicle to Salina Regional Health Center with undisclosed injuries, Soldan reported.

Salina man injured when car slides off road, strikes pole