A 26-year-old Fort Riley man was taken to the hospital Sunday morning following a two-vehicle crash on I-70 in Riley County.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at about 7 a.m. near mile marker 319, approximately three miles west of Tallgrass Road.
A 2016 Jeep Patriot driven by Elijah Isaiah Daniels, 26, of Fort Riley, was stopped in the westbound right lane when it was struck from behind by a 2020 Volvo truck driven by Sukhrob Rakhimov, 25, of Powell, Ohio. Both vehicles came to rest in the right lane.
Daniels was transported to Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan with a possible injury. Rakhimov was not injured.
The crash report indicates both drivers were wearing seat belts.
