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Three from western Kan. hospitalized after vehicle goes airborne, rolls

Screen Shot 2014-07-03 at 5.13.15 AMBURDETT — Three people were injured in a rollover accident just after 2 p.m. Tuesday in Pawnee County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2012 GMC Sierra driven by Nikki L. Backstrom, 33, Ness City, was northbound on 370th Road, 5 miles west of Burdett. The vehicle hit a bump in the road and went airborne.

The driver lost control of the vehicle, rolling into the east ditch.

Backstrom and passengers in the vehicle Megan N. Janke, 33, Buhler, and a 10-year old child were transported to Pawnee Valley Community Hospital.

The KHP reported Backstrom and the child were not wearing seat belts.

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