GOVE COUNTY —Three people were injured in an accident just after 7a.m. Thursday in Gove County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Dodge Ram driven by Larry Donnell Thomas, 57, Birmingham, AL., was eastbound on Interstate 70 just west of the Kansas 23.

The pickup entered the median and the driver lost control. It rolled into westbound lanes and collided with a westbound 2009 Freightliner semi driven by Francis Mena-Gomez, 44, North Las Vegas, Nevada.

Thomas, Mena-Gomez and a passenger in the Dodge Stephen C. Hood, 34, Vestavia, AL, were transported to Via Christi. Thomas was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.

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UPDATE 12:20 p.m.: Interstate 70 westbound in Gove County has been reopened to traffic, according to the Gove County Sheriff’s Office.

The Kansas Highway Patrol worked the scene of the accident that forced the nearly three-hour closure.

Check Hays Post for more as details become available.

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Interstate 70 is closed westbound at exit 95 in Gove County due to an accident Thursday morning, the Gove County Sheriff’s Office reported.

Law enforcement is diverting traffic through Grainfield via Kansas Highway 23.

A witness report said a semi had overturned in a construction zone after an accident with a pickup.

Check Hays Post for more as details become available.