Sep 25, 2023

Kansas man hospitalized after grain truck strikes bridge rail

Posted Sep 25, 2023 1:00 AM

LANE COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just before 4:30p.m. Sunday in Lane County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a Ford L3000 Grain Truck driven by  Joel S. Herndon, 56, Dighton, was southbound on Dodge Road three and one half miles south of Healy.

The driver lost control of the truck when the right rear tire blew. The vehicle then struck a bridge rail and rolled off the bridge to the east.

EMS transported Herndon to Wesley Medical Center. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.