Nov 25, 2022

Kan. man life-flighted to hospital after two-vehicle accident

Posted Nov 25, 2022 5:42 PM

By BECKY GOFF
Little Apple Post

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, officers from the Riley County Police Department responded to the report of an injury crash near the intersection of Seth Child Road and Anderson Avenue.

Upon arrival officers found a 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse, driven by Jose Orona, 25, Manhattan, was involved in a crash with a 2006 Toyota Highlander driven by Sabrina Reyes, 21, also of Manhattan.

Both Orona and Reyes were transported to Ascension Via Christi in Manhattan for treatment of injuries.

Orona was later life-flighted to Stormont Vail in Topeka for treatment of bleeding on the brain. 

The severity of Reyes injuries have not been released.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation. 

Corrected 3 p.m. Friday