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Salina man hospitalized after car flips in the rain

khpSALINA – A Salina man was injured in an accident just after 6 p.m. on Monday in Saline County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1999 Toyota Camry driven by Randall Bartell, 53, was southbound on U.S. 81 three miles north of Interstate 70.

The driver encountered heavy rain and lost control of the vehicle. It hydroplaned, left the roadway, struck the median guardrail and flipped onto its top.

Bartell was transported to Salina Regional Medical Center.
The KHP reported he was properly restrained at the time of the accident.

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