RILEY, Kan. (WIBW) – One person suffered serious injuries in a four-vehicle crash Monday evening in Riley County, officials said.
The collision was reported at 5:50 p.m. Monday at Tuttle Creek Boulevard and W. 59th Avenue. The location was about eight miles southeast of the city of Riley, or about nine miles northwest of Manhattan.
Tuttle Creek Boulevard is US-24 highway at that location.
One person was seriously injured Monday evening in a four-vehicle crash northwest of Manhattan.(Source: MGN)
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2003 Honda Accord that was eastbound on Tuttle Creek Boulevard rear-ended a 2012 Subaru Forester that was stopped to make a left-hand turn onto W. 59th Avenue.
Following the collision, the Honda then went into the westbound lane of Tuttle Creek Boulevard, where it collided with a 2008 Chrysler Town and Country minivan that was traveling west on the highway.
The Chrysler then was pushed into a 2024 Toyota Rav4 as it was stopped at a stop sign facing west on W. 59th Avenue at the intersection of Tuttle Creek Boulevard.
The driver and lone occupant of the Honda, Elysia P Bowles, 19, of Randolph, had suspected minor injuries in the crash. There was no record of her being transported to an area hospital by ambulance.
The driver and only occupant of the Subaru, Killian T. Koenig, 16, of Manhattan, had suspected minor injuries, but there was no record of him being taken to the hospital.
The driver of the Chrysler, Harry Everett Whitney III, 70, of Manhattan, was reported to have possible injuries, but there was no record of him being transported to the hospital.
A passenger in the Chrysler, Harry Everett Whitney II, 93, of Manhattan, was reported to be uninjured.
The driver of the Toyota, Connie M. Schmidt, 76, of Manhattan, was transported to Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan with suspected minor injuries.
A passenger in the Toyota, David E. Schmidt, 80, of Manhattan, was transported to Ascension Via Christi with serious injuries.
The patrol said all of the occupants of the four vehicles were wearing their seat belts.
Riley County Police posted a notice on its Facebook page that all north- and southbound traffic in the area of 59th Avenue and Tuttle Creek Boulevard was shut down from around 6 to 8 p.m. Monday as crews were on the scene.
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