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Kansas man hospitalized after head-on crash with a semi

KHPSALINE COUNTY- A Kansas man was injured in an accident just before 9 a.m. on Friday in Saline County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1995 Ford Ranger driven by Randall J. Shaffer, 56, Lawrence, was north bound on US 81 just south of Salina.

The pickup went left of center and hit a 1986 Kenworth semi driven by Patrick Alan Southwick, 59, Salina head-on.

Shaffer was transported to Salina Regional Medical Center

Southwick was not injured.

Both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

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