Icy road conditions led to a one vehicle accident on Interstate 70 that sent three to the hospital.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the accident happened approximately 2 p.m. Wednesday. The driver, Rhyan Dawn Hand, 17, Pueblo, Colo., was westbound on I-70 approximately 1 mile west of Ellis when she lost control on the icy road. The car fish-tailed, struck a guardrail and entered the north ditch.
Hand was not injured in the accident. The other three occupants in the vehicle, Nizhoni A Rapar, 15; Etsitty A Rapar, 5; and Inikki Annalayne Begay, 20, all of Pueblo, were transported to Hays Medical Center with possible injuries. All four were wearing seat belts, the KHP reported.