ELLY GRIMM
• Leader & Times
Traffic at Pancake Boulevard and Western Avenue was delayed early Wednesday afternoon due to an injury accident.
Emergency personnel were called to the scene at 11:56 a.m. Wednesday, according to a release from the Liberal Police Department.
“A 1997 Peterbilt, driven by a 50-year-old male, was westbound on Pancake Boulevard. A 2014 Chevrolet Spark, driven by a 60-year-old female, was eastbound on Pancake and attempted to make a left turn onto northbound Western Ave.,” the LPD release noted. “The Chevrolet Spark failed to yield the right-of-way to the Peterbilt causing the semi to strike the Spark. The impact caused the semi to jackknife in the northwest ditch and caused Spark to spin out in the southwest ditch. The driver of the Spark was transported to Southwest Medical Center by EMS for non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the Peterbilt was not injured. The driver of the Spark was issued a citation for failure to yield the right-of-way while making a left turn. Both vehicles were towed away due to extensive damage.”
