Sep 24, 2023

NW Kan. man hospitalized after car, minivan crash

Posted Sep 24, 2023 9:40 AM

ELLIS COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 8p.m. Saturday in Ellis County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2000 Chrysler 300M driven by Ethan D. Koelling, 19, Natoma, was southbound on U.S. 183 approximately four miles north of Interstate 70.

The car struck a southbound 2006 Toyota Sienna driven by Kenneth E. Kinderknecht, 68, Collyer, who had slowed to look at a truck for sale on the east side of the road.

EMS transported Koelling to Hays Medical Center. Kinderknecht was not injured. Both drivers were properly restrained, according to the KHP.