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Friday crash injures one

(KAIR)--A Friday afternoon Atchison crash involving a car and a semi sent one to the hospital.

Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson, in a release, said it happened about 10-minutes before 2:00 in the 500 block of U.S. Highway 59.

He told MSC News the wreck occurred when an eastbound Buick LeSabre, driven by Atchison resident Rashid Siddiqui, was attempting to turn into a parking lot on the south side of the highway.

As he attempted to make the turn, Siddiqui’s car was rear-ended by an eastbound Kenworth driven by David Thorne, of Effingham.

Siddiqui suffered injuries, and was transported by Atchison County EMS for hospital treatment.

Thorne was not hurt.

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