Kansas man hospitalized after crash blamed on severe weather

FORD COUNTY — A Kansas man was injured in an accident just before 3p.m. Wednesday in Ford County.

Wednesday accident scene -photo courtesy Ford County Fire and EMS

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Chrysler passenger vehicle driven by Frank Nall, 88, Offerle, was westbound on US 50 two miles west of Offerle.

Due to weather the driver could not see. The Chrysler traveled left of center and struck the fourth axle of the trailer on an eastbound semi driven by Almir Pracic, 47, Sterling Heights, Michigan.

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

The accident temporarily blocked traffic on U.S. 50