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Manhattan woman among FHSU students injured in rollover accident

PoliceHAYS -Four Fort Hays State University students, including a Manhattan woman, were hospitalized after a one-vehicle accident over the weekend southwest of Hays.

According to Ellis County Sheriff Ed Harbin, at approximately 8:20 p.m. Saturday, a 2005 Dodge pickup driven by Jack Bellon of Blue Springs, Mo., was traveling north on 210th Avenue and lost control as the vehicle crested a hill.

The vehicle traveled across the roadway to the west ditch, and the driver overcorrected, sending the pickup into the east ditch.

The pickup then struck an embanked flipping once and rolling three times, according to Harbin.

Two of the four passengers were ejected.

All four were taken to Hays Medical Center. Harbin said two of them suffered serious injuries.

The three passengers were identified as Carly Lindsey, Manhattan; Jocelyn Demotte, Topeka; and Chris Jones, Tulsa, Okla.

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