ELLSWORTH - Three people were taken to the hospital after a two vehicle accident in northern Ellsworth Saturday afternoon.
William Wachs, 83, of Ellsworth, was northbound on Kansas Highway 156 in a 1991 Ford F250 when he attempted to turn left onto O'Donnell Drive and turned in front of a 2012 Toyota RAV4 driven by Lon P. Cale, 75, of Great Bend, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. The RAV4 struck the pickup.
Both drivers and a passenger in the RAV4, Nancy E. Cale, 74, of Great Bend, suffered suspected serious injuries and were transported to Ellsworth County Medical Center, the Highway Patrol noted. All three were properly restrained.
Both vehicles were towed from the scene.