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Dust storm caused 7-vehicle crash on I-70 Friday, Kansas Highway Patrol says
Two of the eight people involved were injured
The Capital-Journal
Dust led to a seven-vehicle chain reaction of accidents on Interstate 70 Friday, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.
All seven vehicles were westbound on I-70 in Geary County when the first crash occurred about 4:10 p.m.
“Visibility was minimal due to a dust storm,” a KHP trooper wrote in a crash log. “Vehicles 1 and 2 collided, causing a chain reaction.”
Of the eight people in the seven vehicles, two suffered injuries in the ensuing crashes.
A 54-year-old male driver from Hoxie was injured and taken to Geary County Community Hospital. A 28-year-old female driver from Abilene was injured and taken to Abilene Memorial Hospital.
No one was killed in the crashes, according to the KHP.