Two people were taken to Newman Regional Health early Monday afternoon after a vehicle accident at Highway 50 and Road E, west of Emporia.
According to a press release from the Lyon County Sheriff’s office, Julia Smith, 18, of Cedar Point was driving a pickup truck east on Highway 50 when she lost control of the vehicle. The pickup slid north across Highway 50 and rolled.
Smith and a passenger in the truck, Jonathan McCluer, 21, of El Dorado, were thrown from the truck.
They were taken by Lyon County Ambulance to Newman, where Smith was treated and released. McCluer was transferred to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was reported in fair condition this morning.