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Cow in the roadway triggers three-vehicle crash on I-70 west of Salina

A cow stepped onto the roadway, setting off a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 west of Salina, and one driver was taken to a local hospital for treatment. The Kansas Highway Patrol said three vehicles traveling east on I-70 in the left lane encountered the cow when a Ford F-350 truck stopped for it.

July 3, 2026 Salina Public Safety
Illustration of a three-vehicle highway crash with a cow in the roadway near I-70 west of Salina.

A Kia Telluride then hit the back of the pickup, and a separate vehicle struck the back of the SUV. The Kia driver, 65-year-old Annette Overlease of Ness City, was buckled up and transported to Salina Regional Health Center for suspected minor injuries. No one else was hurt.

The crash occurred just before noon Thursday west of Salina at milepost 248.4, about 1.6 miles west of Halstead Road, according to NewsRadio 1150 KSAL.