PARK- A semi driver was injured in an accident just before 7 p.m. on Wednesday in Gove County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a semi driven by Rafael Rojas-Alvarado, 47, El Paso, TX., was westbound on Interstate 70 just west of Park.

The truck overturned due to straight-line winds from the south.
It came to rest on its side facing southwest half way in the north ditch.

Rojas-Alvarado was transported to Gove County Medical Center. He was properly restrained at the time of the accident according to the KHP.