GRAHAM COUNTY – A Rooks County man and two children were injured in an accident just before 7p.m. on Friday in Graham County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Volvo Diesel driven by Irvin E. Earl, 30, Stockton, was traveling on U.S. 24 two miles west of Hill City.

The driver fell asleep. The vehicle left the roadway, entered the north ditch, hit a field crossing and became airborne.

The truck and trailer became disconnected and came to rest in the north ditch on the wheels about 160 feet apart.

Earl and a passenger Cameron Earl, 7, Stockton, were transported to Graham County Hospital.

Another passenger Skyler King,10, Stockton, was transported to CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska.

They were not wearing seat belts, according to the KHP.