A 50-year-old Partridge woman was taken to the hospital after a two vehicle accident on
K-96/K-14 highway Monday morning.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Maratha Smith was northbound while the second vehicle driven by 27-year-old Jason Parish of Nickerson was southbound. Smith apparently lost control on an overpass, crossed the center line and was struck by the Parish vehicle.
Smith was transported to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center for treatment, while the report shows Parish may have also been injured, but doesn’t indicate he was transported to the hospital. Both were wearing seat-belts according to the report.
The accident occurring around 7:45 a-m, Monday morning on the K-14 / K-96 bypass about 2-miles west of South Hutchinson.