Five people were injured Monday morning in a four-car crash west of Lasita Road on U.S. Highway 24 in northern Riley County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 8:30 a.m. when a Nissan Sentra driven by 20-year-old Ella Thalmann of Palmer rear-ended a Ford Focus stopped to turn left, driven by 61-year-old Brian Shane of Alta Vista. The impact pushed Thalmann’s car into a westbound Dodge Ram driven by 33-year-old Trevor Clark of Manhattan.
Thalmann, along with Brian and Jacque (Jackie) Shane, were all seriously injured in the crash. All three were transported to hospitals in Manhattan and Topeka. Two others, 21-year-old Paden Taylor and 23-year-old passenger Martin Dylan, both of Clay Center sustained only minor injuries.
Clark and his passenger, 26-year-old Cameron Cooper of St. George, were not hurt. The crash remains under investigation.
