SALINA- Two people were injured in separate accidents just after 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Saline County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1993 Jeep Cherokee driven by Michael Ludwig, 37, Abilene, was northbound on Interstate 135 when a semi lost a tire.

The Jeep struck the tire, entered the median and rolled.

The Jeep came to rest upside down in the southbound lanes.

Vetter was transported to Salina Regional Medical Center.

The KHP said he was properly restrained at the time of the accident.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2006 Mazda 3 driven by Lydia Suzanne Shaw, 18, Salina, was northbound on Interstate 135 and did not slow for traffic from the earlier accident. The Mazda was involved in a rear-end crash.

Shaw was transported to Salina Regional Medical Center. Two others in the vehicle were not injured. The KHP reported she was properly restrained at the time of the accident.

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SALINA- The Kansas Highway Patrol and a number of first responders have been busy working three separate accidents since just after 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday near Interstate 135 and Crawford in Salina.

The first accident involved a blown tire on a semi and an overturned vehicle. A short time later a second crash just south of Crawford involved two vehicles and an injured teenager.

Later, a semi jackknifed and hit a vehicle, trapping an occupant inside.

Traffic has been stopped, restricted, delayed, and backed up in both directions.