RILEY COUNTY – A Wabaunsee County man was injured in an accident just after 6a.m. on Wednesday in Riley County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Ford F350 driven by Charles J. Schumacher, 54, Maple Hill, was northbound on Kansas 177 on the south edge of Manhattan.
The driver didn’t see a 2013 Freightliner semi backing up across the highway. The pickup struck the semi’s trailer.
Schumacher was transported to Via Christi in Manhattan.
The semi driver Troy W. Higgs, 24, Pleasant Hill, MO., was not injured.
Both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.
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According to Riley County Police the southbound lanes of 177 (Pillsbury Drive) at Acorn Lane will be closed for several hours as a result of traffic collision clean up. Motorists are being asked to avoid the area.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
Update 10:07:
One lane of southbound 177 to 170 has been opened.