UPDATE  RUSSELL–One person was injured in Friday afternoon accident in Russell County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1989 Chevy Tahoe driven by  Sheena M. Andrade was westbound on I-70 one half mile west of Highway 281. The Tahoe struck the back of a westbound 2011 Hino truck driven by Marnie L. Gifford, 43, Wichita.

Both drivers lost control and entered the median.

The Tahoe rolled onto the driver’s side in the median. The truck rolled onto the passenger side in the eastbound lanes.

Andrade was transported to Russell Regional Hospital. Gifford was not injured.

The KHP reported both drivers were properly restrained.

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UPDATE: Interstate 70 was reopened at approximately 2:30 p.m. after law enforcement and emergency responders cleared the scene of the accident.

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RUSSELL–The Kansas Highway Patrol is working an accident in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 just west of Russell. Traffic was temporarily blocked.

Russell County Dispatch had few additional details. Officers were on the scene detouring motorists.

Check Hays Post for more information as it becomes available.