RICE COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just after 7:30 a.m. Monday in Rice County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2021 Chevy Express Van driven by 42-year-old Raymond P. Jones of Greensboro, North Carolina was northbound on 22nd Road at U.S. 56 when Jones stopped for the stop sign at U.S. 56, but did not see a westbound 2016 Ford F250 driven by 37-year-old Jose G. Hernandez Pantoja of Yoakum, Texas due to the sun in his eyes. The van pulled out in front of the pickup.
EMS transported Jones to the hospital in Lyons.
Hernandez Pantoja and a passenger in the pickup were not injured. All three were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.