(KNZA)--Four people were injured, including three with suspected serious injuries, following a head-on collision Monday morning in southwest Jefferson County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened shortly after 11:30 Monday morning on Kansas Highway 4 near 31st Street.
According to the Patrol report, a GMC Sierra driven by 76-year-old Edward Albert of Topeka was traveling eastbound on K-4 when Albert failed to yield to a westbound Lexus GX driven by 67-year-old Douglas Hager of Valley Falls while attempting to turn west onto 31st Street. The two vehicles collided head-on, with both coming to rest in the west ditch.
Albert was transported to Stormont Vail Hospital with suspected serious injuries. He was wearing a seat belt.
Hager also sustained suspected serious injuries and was transported to Stormont Vail. He was not wearing a seat belt.
Two passengers in the Lexus were also injured. Sixty-four-year-old Kimberly Hager of Valley Falls was listed with suspected serious injuries. A 12-year-old girl, also from Valley Falls, sustained suspected minor injuries. Both were transported to Stormont Vail Hospital.
Kimberly Hager was wearing a seat belt, while the 12-year-old passenger was not.








