The Kansas State Highway Patrol says the accident occured when the south bound 2020 Freightliner semitrailer driven by a 52 year old Christopher S. Drake of Sikeston, Missouri struck the rear-end of a New Holland tractor that was pulling a hay rake driven by a 59 year old Jeffrey D. Thoele of La Cygne, Kansas. The New Holland tractor then overturned.
Mr.Thoele sustained serious injuries and was transported to Overland Park Regional Hospital in Overland Park, Kansas.
View crash report below:
