Accident in Haskell County Injures Two

Two people were injured in an accident in Haskell County, on Thursday.

The crash happened at 1:44 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. 83 Highway and U.S. 56 Highway.

A Cadillac SRX being driven by Phillip Johnson, 53, of Wichita was traveling westbound on U.S. 56 Hwy while a Freightliner semi-truck being driven by Moel Brau Ferriol, 45, of Houston, was traveling southbound on U.S. 83 Hwy. As the Freightliner passed through the intersection, the Cadillac failed to stop at a stop sign and hit the rear of the trailer of the Freightliner.

Two of the four occupants, in the Cadillac, Monona Johnson, 53, of Newton Kansas and Katherine Johnson, 74, of Wichita, were injured and were taken to Satanta District Hospital for treatment. The driver of the Freightliner was uninjured. Everyone involved in the crash was wearing their seat belts.