A 72-year-old Hays woman was taken to a Wichita hospital after a car – semi crash in Stafford County  on Wednesday. 

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Barbara D, Roberts was southbound on U-S 281, had stopped at the stop sign at the U-S 50 junction. She then pulled into the path of an eastbound semi driven by 30-year-old Gloria Mercado of Dodge City.

Roberts vehicle then entered the northeast ditch and over-turned on its top. The semi entered the southeast ditch after striking a southeast corner sign post, then collided with a Kansas Department Of Transportation fence post, then struck a barbed wire fence where it then came to rest.

Mercado was not injured in the crash and both drivers were wearing seat-belts.

Roberts was taken to Via-Cristi St. Francis Regional Medical Center.