On Wednesday, Jan. 19, at about 7 a.m., the Barton County Sheriff’s Office was notified of an injury accident on K-4 Highway, approximately six miles west of Hoisington.
Upon arrival, deputies located a truck tractor and semi-trailer that had left the roadway and crashed into a creek bed. The truck was on fire when deputies arrived.
Investigation at the scene indicates that a 1999 Peterbilt truck tractor operated by Randy L Gamble, age 52 of Pacific Junction, Iowa was eastbound on K-4 Highway when the truck left the roadway. The vehicle struck the north guardrail on the bridge. The truck and trailer then continued eastbound across the creek coming to rest on the east side in the north ditch.
The Hoisington Fire Department was able to quickly bring the blaze under control. Gamble was able to exit the vehicle and was transported to Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington with non-life-threatening injuries. Both the truck and trailer were a total loss.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by Hoisington Fire and Hoisington EMS.
The accident remains under investigation at this time.