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UPDATE: Vehicle Rolls, Catches Fire on I-70

Photo from Saline County Sheriff's Office.
Photo from Saline County Sheriff’s Office.

FRIDAY MORNING UPDATE: A 35-year-old Lincoln man was treated and released from the hospital Thursday, after crashing his pickup on I-70 just west of Salina.

Sheriff Glen Kochanowski said a medical condition may have been the reason Randall E. Witte crashed his 1998 Dodge pickup while in the process of passing a semi in the eastbound lanes near mile post 247 around 10:30 a.m. The pickup struck a guardrail left the highway, flipped, and came to rest in the ditch. The truck caught fire, and other motorists pulled Witte from the pickup.

Original report:

First responders were sent to the east bound lanes of Interstate 70, near mile post 247 late Thursday morning, where a vehicle reportedly rolled over multiple times after striking a guardrail. The accident occurred just before 10:30 a.m.

The vehicle was reportedly on fire when rescue crews arrived. Early reports indicated that all occupants safely exited the vehicle.

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