By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post

A Trego County man was critically injured when the Chevy S10 pickup he was driving collided with a semi at 210th and Noose Road at 10:28 a.m. Wednesday.

The jaws of life had to be used to extricate the man from the pickup. The man was taken to HaysMed and was set to be sent via air ambulance to Wichita. The driver of the semi reported minor injuries.

Ellis County Sheriff Ed Harbin said the semi had a stop sign, but the accident is still being investigated and no citations have been issued.

No names have been released pending the notification of family members.

Sheriff’s personnel, a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper, Ellis County EMS and Rural Fire all responded to the accident. In addition, an off-duty Hays firefighter came upon the accident and helped at the scene until EMS arrived.