HAYS – A Kansas man was injured in an accident just before 4:30 a.m. on Monday in Ellis County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1999 Cadillac passenger vehicle driven by Darnell Eugene Collins Jr., Wichita, was westbound on Interstate 70 three miles east of Hays.

The vehicle traveled into the median, hit a cross over, went airborne, rolled an unknown amount of times and came to rest facing east in the median.

Eagle Med flew Collins Jr. to Wesley Medical Center for treatment.

He was properly restrained at the time of the accident according to the KHP.

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HAYS- An early morning accident temporarily closed eastbound Interstate 70 to traffic near Commerce Parkway in Ellis County.

First responders including Ellis County Rural Fire and Eagle Med were called to the scene. One person was flown to a Wichita hospital for treatment of life threatening injuries.

Check Great Bend Post for additional details as they become available.