MAY 23, 2015
PRATT, KANSAS
Heavy rain may have played a factor in a deadly crash that
killed two people from Haysville.
It happened on Highway 54 west of Pratt around 11 Saturday
morning.
The Kansas Highway Patrol troopers tell Eyewitness News that
a semi-truck heading east, drifted into the westbound traffic. It crashed into
an oncoming car and both vehicles went into the ditch. A third car was also
struck.
The people inside the first car the semi hit -- Nasario and
Mary Lou Trujillo of Haysville -- were both killed.
Two people in the third car were hurt and taken to the
hospital in Pratt.
The crash closed down the highway for several hours.
Authorities say the semi leaked 200 gallons of diesel fuel
into the ditch. Hazmat crews were on the scene cleaning up the spill well into
this evening.
Trooper Chad say the water will eventually make it's way
into a river, which will make its way into people's drinking water."
A third vehicle was also involved in the crash.
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Police say diesel fuel has spilled onto the north ditch on
Highway 54 near Pratt as a result of this accident.
We're told 200 gallons of fuel was spilled.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has been
called to the scene.
ORIGINAL STORY
A three vehicle accident outside of Pratt has caused two
deaths, Sheriff Vernon Chinn said.
The accident happened 12 miles west of Pratt, Chinn said.
Chinn says there were also several serious injuries.
A semi-truck was also involved in the crash.
Highway 54 is shutdown right now and will remain shut down
"for a long time" in both directions, Chinn says.
Chinn says two patients were taken to a hospital in Pratt
and one is being transported to Wichita.
The Kansas Highway Patrol is taking over the
investigation.
Eyewitness News has a crew headed to the location.
Source: http://www.kwch.com