REPUBLIC COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just before 7:30p.m. Sunday in Republic County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2011 Ford F150 driven by Fredrick A. Arnold, 59, Belleville, was northbound on U.S. 81 twelve miles north of Belleville.
The pickup rear-ended a 2011 Kenworth semi driven by Phillip R. Poppe, 52, Chester, Neb., was slowing to make a right turn onto Birch Road.
EMS transported Arnold to Republic County Hospital. Poppe was not injured. Both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.