Two people were sent to metropolitan hospitals following a two-vehicle accident just north of the Humboldt turnoff on U.S. 169 Thursday evening.
The Allen County Sheriff’s Department reported Jasper Delay, 19, Chanute, was southbound in a full-sized cargo van when he told officers he swerved to miss an animal that had entered his lane.
Delay crossed over into the northbound lane, into the path of another van driven by Eric Banks, 33, Tonganoxie.
Bank swerved left, in an attempt to avoid Delay’s vehicle, but was unable to do so.
The impact sent the Banks van into the east dispatch onto its side. Delay’s van spun in a near 180 before coming to rest in the southbound lane.
A helicopter was dispatched to transport Banks to Overland Park, deputies said. Delay also went to Overland Park via ambulance.
