WICHITA, Kan. — Two elderly Hutchinson woman escaped injury after a two vehicle accident near Wichita on Friday.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 32-year-old Shane Willis of Wichita passed the vehicle driven by 72-year-old Vickey Wallerius of Hutchinson on I-135 and was changing lanes back to the left when he lost control and struck a metal guardrail, then struck the Wallerius vehicle.
Willis was not injured, but his passenger 36-year-old Kristy Wills of Wichita was taken to St. Joseph hospital for treatment. Wallerius and her passenger, 72-year-old Debra Hurst also escaped injury.
The accident occurring around 7:45 p.m., on I-135 at 47th Street South in Wichita.