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2 hospitalized after car goes airborne in Riley County

RILEY COUNTY— Two people were injured in an accident just after noon Monday in Riley County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2010 Lexus RX350 driven by Sheryl A. Kelley, 71, Kansas City was westbound on Interstate 70 one mile west of Tallgrass Road.

The vehicle left roadway, struck a dirt berm, went airborne, struck a rock bank on the right side and came to rest on its wheels.

Kelley and a passenger Steve James Wood, 71, Denver, CO., were transported to the hospital in Manhattan. Both were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

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