SOLOMON – Three people were hospitalized after a pair of accidents on Interstate 70 on Saturday morning.

Just after 9 a.m., the Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2001 Isuzu Rodeo, driven by Walter L. Wright, 57, Junction City, was westbound on Interstate 70 just east of Grandview Plaza.

The driver lost control on a bridge over Kansas 57, struck the inside wall, entered the median, crossed the highway, and entered the right ditch.

Wright was transported to Geary Community Hospital.

Two children were injured in an accident just after 9 a.m. on Interstate 70 in Dickinson County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2001 Ford F250 driven by Kerry William Retter, 57, Salina, was eastbound on Interstate 70 three miles east of Solomon.

The driver lost control due to slick conditions. The truck entered the south ditch and rolled.

Two children in the vehicle were transported to Salina Regional Health Center.

Retter and passengers Cindy A. Retter, 57, and Alicia Nicole Retter, 31, both of Salina were not injured.

The KHP reported all were properly restrained at the time of the accidents