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First responders work at the scene of Wednesday afternoon’s accident at Crawford Street and Burma Road -Photo by Terry Tebrugge
SALINE COUNTY –Two people were injured in accident just before 1p.m. on Wednesday in Saline County.
The driver of a semi Joe P. Grimes, 69, Junction City, was northbound on Burma Road and failed to stop at the stop sign at Crawford, according to Saline County Sheriff’s Lt. Mike Smith.
The semi struck an eastbound 2008 Cadillac Escalade driven by Terrah May Martin, 34, Ellsworth.
Both vehicles rolled into the northeast ditch at the intersection.
The top and driver’s compartment of the Cadillac also impacted a utility pole.
Both drivers were pinned inside their vehicles, according to the Sheriff’s Department.
Grimes was transported to Salina Regional Health Center. He remains in critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit, according to Smith.
It took first responders more than an hour to extricate Martin from her vehicle. She was flown from the scene to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, where she remains in critical condition.
Burma Road and Crawford Street remained closed overnight as crews worked to clean up the accident scene.
Smith said investigators have not yet been able to determine what caused Grimes to run the stop sign.
