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Minneapolis Man Hospitalized After Saline County Head-On Crash UPDATE

Friday morning crash
            Friday morning accident on U.S. 81

SALINA- A Minneapolis man was injured in an accident just after 10:00 a.m. on Friday in Saline County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2014 Buick driven by Delbert D. Shamblin, 80, Portland, Oregon, was traveling southbound in the north bound lanes of U.S. 81 just before Interstate 70.

The Buick hit a Cadillac driven by Timothy W. Siegel, Minneapolis, head-on.

6-26 wreck 1Siegel was transported to Salina Regional Medical Center.

Shamblin was not injured.

Both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident according to the KHP.

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The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating a head on crash about 10:30 a.m. Friday morning in the northbound lanes of U.S. 81 at the exit ramp to westbound I-70. At least one person was injured. More information is expected to be released Friday afternoon by the KHP.

While the clean up from the wreck was taking place, a box rental truck towing a car,
lost the car off of the towing trailer as the vehicles were using the exit ramp to westbound I-70. The car traveled across

Car lost from the towing trailer
              Car lost from the towing trailer

the northbound U.S. 81 entrance ramp and wound up in a field east of the northbound ramp. No one was hurt.

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