SALINA –  A Saline County Sheriff’s Deputy was injured in an accident just after 4 a.m. on Friday.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1999 Dodge pickup driven by Ricky Lee Hall, 51, Salina, allegedly was stolen and being pursued by Minneapolis police officers and Ottawa County Sheriff’s deputies southbound on U.S. 81 when it struck a Saline County Sheriff’s 2011 Ford pickup as it was pulling onto southbound U.S. 81.

The Dodge pickup was driven out of control down an embankment and caught fire. The sheriff’s vehicle came to rest disabled on the south shoulder of the highway.

Hall and Saline County Deputy Travis Edward Henry were transported to Salina Regional Medical Center.

The pickup was stolen late Thursday afternoon from the parking area of Salina Fire Station #1. The The truck is owned by Josh Hecker of rural Salina. The keys were inside the truck.

Hall was treated for minor injuries and is jailed in Ottawa County. The deputy was treated for minor injuries.