SCOTT COUNTY —Three people were injured in an accident just after 9p.m. Saturday in Scott County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2009 Prostar semi driven by Federico Tonche, 52, Dallas, Texas, was southbound on U.S. 83 just north of Kansas 4 following a 2007 Nissan Titan driven by Porter S. Geist, 17, Scott City.
The semi passed pickup in a No Passing Zone. During the pass, the pickup turned left into the passing semi at a driveway approach. After impact, the semi overturned onto its driver side and came to rest facing northwest across both lanes of U.S. 83. The pickup overturned in the west ditch facing northeast on its wheels.
EMS transported Tonche, Geist and a passenger in the pickup Jaime De La Rocha Cruz, 28, to the Scott County Hospital. All three were not wearing seat belts, according to the KHP.