QUINTER — Two Colorado men were hospitalized after the semi they were in slid on an icy Interstate 70 at 9:14 a.m. Thursday just west of Quinter.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2013 Freightliner driven by Robert S. Ayers, 54, Morrison, Colo., was westbound on I-70 when it attempted to pass a snowplow. The semi hit an icy patch, entered the ditch and came to rest after striking a Kansas Department of Transportation fence.

Ayers and a passenger, Rodney G. Achen, 52, Lakewood, Colo., were transported to Gove County Hospital for treatment.

The KHP said both men were wearing a seat belt.