HAYS – A semi driver was injured in an accident just after 5p.m. on Friday in Ellis County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2014 Freightliner semi driven by Jeffery Paul Crosby, 55, Oklahoma City, OK., was eastbound on Interstate 70 one mile west of the U.S. 183 Junction.

A strong gust of wind lifted the empty trailer from the roadway, moving it toward the cab and the truck rolled.

It slid down the highway about one hundred yards before coming to rest on its passenger side.

Crosby was transported to Hays Medical Center.

He was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

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At 6:20 p.m. law enforcement reported both lanes of eastbound traffic are now clear and open.

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At around 5:15 p.m. Friday a semi-truck was turned over and blocking both eastbound traffic lanes on I-70 just west of Hays.

While the cause of the turnover is yet unknown, no other vehicles appeared involved and strong winds were blowing through the area at the time.

The truck was empty according to law enforcement scanner traffic and no injuries were being reported.

By 6:00 p.m. the truck had been moved off the roadway and traffic that had been backed up up for more than a mile was being allowed to move around the scene.