THOMAS COUNTY – One person was injured in an accident just after 11a.m. on Saturday in Thomas County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2011 Kia passenger vehicle driven by Leona Mae Merrow, 65, St. Joseph, MO. was eastbound on Interstate 70 just east of the U.S. 183 exit.

The vehicle hit a large deer.

The air bags deployed on both the driver and front passenger.

Merrow was transported to the Logan County Hospital.
A passenger James A. Merrow, 71, St. Joseph, was not injured.
Both were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.