THOMAS COUNTY – Three people were injured in separate accident just after 9a.m. on Monday in Thomas County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Chevy truck driven by James Joel Leal, 43, Palmer, TX., was eastbound on Interstate 70 six miles west of the U.S. 83 Junction.

The driver lost control of the truck. It entered the west ditch and over turned.

Leal and a passenger Leal, Isaac Ray Leal, 21, Palmer, TX., were transported to the hospital in Colby.

They were both properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

About the same time, a 2006 Toyota BB W24 driven by Sherry Morgan, 23, Port St. Lucie, FL, was eastbound on Interstate 70 just west of U.S. 83 in the passing lane.

The driver lost control on the ice. The vehicle drifted back wards and over turned many times.

Morgan was transported to the hospital in Colby.

She was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.