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UPDATE: 2 hospitalized after 4-vehicle I-70 crash

DICKINSON COUNTY — Two people were injured in an accident just after 11a.m. Tuesday in Dickinson County.

The scene of the accident on I-70. Photo courtesy Tom Birdsey

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Chevy Malibu driven by Michael H. Taplin, 59, Longford, was eastbound on Interstate 70 just east of the Enterprise exit.

The vehicle crossed the median striking a westbound 2009 Ford F 350 pickup driven by Gary W. Franklin, 60, Solomon.

A westbound 2001 Subaru station wagon driven by Connor T. Brandenberg, 20, St. Louis, Mo., struck the F350 before it was forced from the lane of traffic. The F350 came to rest on its top in the north ditch.

Debris from the collision struck a 2019 Grand Designer camper that was parked in the RV Park parking lot.

Taplin was transported to the hospital in Salina. Franklin was transported to the hospital in Abilene Bradenberg and a passenger in the Subaru were not injured.

All four were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

UPDATE 1:26 p.m. Tuesday: According to Trooper Ben Gardner, one westbound lane
is open again. However, first responders are still at the scene.

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DICKINSON COUNTY — A multi-vehicle crash in Dickson County has temporarily shut down westbound lanes on Interstate 70.

The crash occurred just before noon between Abilene and Chapman, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.

Check Hays Post for more as information becomes available.

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