ELLSWORTH COUNTY –One person was injured in an accident just after 1p.m. Sunday in Ellsworth County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Kenworth semi driven by James R. Cervi, 74, Buffalo, SC.,   was westbound on Interstate 70 nine miles east of Wilson.

The truck veered to the left lane into the median, hit the guard rail, crossed the eastbound lane and came to a stop across both lanes of the Interstate.

Cervi was transported to the hospital in Ellsworth. He was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

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Traffic on Interstate 70 was snarled in the eastbound lanes Sunday afternoon after an accident.

According to witnesses at the scene, a semi jack-knifed across the eastbound lane east of Wilson just before 2 p.m. Sunday.

Traffic was re-routed to the off-ramp and back onto I-70. The driver of the semi reportedly was taken by ambulance from the scene.

Check Hays Post for more as details become available.