Injuries reported in turnpike accident

Drivers from Kansas City, Kansas, and from Lawrence, Kansas, were injured in an accident at 2:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 26, on westbound I-70 in Leavenworth County, according to a trooper’s report.

A 35-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man was driving a Hyundai sport utility vehicle on westbound I-70 when the Hyundai rear-ended an Acura ILX, according to the trooper’s report.

The Acura lost control, struck the median barrier and overturned, traveling off the right side of the road and coming to rest in a grassy embankment, the trooper’s report stated.

A 52-year-old Lawrence, Kansas, man in the Acura was taken to a hospital with a possible serious injury, the report stated.

The Kansas City, Kansas, driver of the Hyundai also was taken to the hospital with a possible minor injury, according to the report.