Jun 10, 2026

2 hospitalized after thunderstorm overturns semi on I-70

Posted Jun 10, 2026 9:40 AM
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RUSSELL COUNTY—Two people were injured in an accident just after 10p.m. Tuesday in Russell County. 

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2021 Volvo semi driven by Joseph G. D. Camacho, 33, Beaverton, Oregon, was westbound on Interstate 70 near the Wilson exit. Strong winds from a thunderstorm overturned it.

EMS transported Camacho and a passenger Vhan H. Bullecer, 31, Lauderdale Lakes, to the Rusell Regional Hospital. Both were properly restrained, according to the KHP.