Rollover Accident

A car crash in Butler county sends three people to a Wichita hospital, one of them in critical condition. The accident happened Wednesday afternoon at K-254 and Butler Road. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the driver of a white mini-van pulled into on-coming traffic after failing to yield and was hit by a silver minivan. The driver of the first vehicle suffered critical injuries. Paramedics took two other people to a wichita hospital to be check out.

Wichita police are on the scene of a rollover accident at Central & Hillside in northeast Wichita. The crash happened just after ten o'clock Friday night. There is now word on any injuries. Drivers are urged to avoid the intersection as police clear the scene and investigation, which will likely take several hours.

Wichita police and other law enforcement agencies are kicking off a "Click It or Ticket" campaign. Police will be doing increased patrols looking for drivers not buckling up. The campaign is paid for through grant money. Police say in 2009 alone, seat belts saved around 12,700 lives nationwide.  Drivers are 75% less likely to be killed in a rollover accident if they are buckled up. Police say programs like "Click It or Ticket" work.  Seat belt use rose from 58% in 1994 to 85% in 2010.  Authorities credit high visibility campaigns for the increase.

A Butler County Dispatcher says the driver hurt in a rollover accident has died. The accident happened just after one o'clock Wednesday morning on Highway 54 and River Road.  That's just east of El Dorado. The dispatcher tells Eyewitness News the driver was coming off the highway and somehow rolled the vehicle. The accident is under investigation by the Butler County Sheriff. Kansas Highway Patrol is assisting in the accident.

Traffic is moving once again on the Kansas Turnpike after a rollover accident shuts down one of the north bound lanes. The accident happened shortly before 10:00am on Sunday, near the Haysville/Derby exit of I-35. Witnesses tell the Kansas Highway Patrol that a vehicle left the interstate for an unknown reason before rolling several times and landing on its top. One person was flown to Wesley Medical Center by EagleMed, the other two were transported by EMS. Officials with Wesley report the 8 year old girl is currently in critical condition.  The other two people in the car, a man and woman, are both in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit.

A six-year-old is critically hurt after a rollover accident in western Sedgwick County Saturday morning. It happened just before 9:00 near 295th street west and 71st street south. When deputies arrived they found three people hurt. Authorities say the 40-year-old Haysville man was going westbound on 71st street when for some reason he went into the south ditch and rolled into some trees. A six-year-old in that car had to be air lifted to a Wichita hospital. The 40-year-old driver as well as a four-year-old also suffered injuries and were transported to a hospital.

One person has died in a rollover accident at I-235 and north Broadway. The crash happened around nine Wednesdsay night. A Blazer was attempting to pass a pickup when the Blazer crossed the center line for an unknown reason. The Blazer struck the pickup, lost control, turned sideways, and rolled upside down into a ditch. A man in his mid-50's was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities say he was not wearing his seatbelt.  There were no other passengers in the vehicle. Occupants of the pickup were not injured.

Two people are hurt following a rollover accident on I-235 at the K-42 exit. it happened just before 1:30am Sunday morning. Authorities say a white minivan was going northbound on I-235 when it attempted to exit to K-42. It left the roadway and struck a tree. One of the victims was pinned inside the vehicle and emergency crews had to extract him. Both victims were taken to a Wichita hospital in critical condition. The accident is still under investigation.

One person is dead after a rollover accident near 263rd and Hwy 54. Two vehicles were involved in the accident. We will continue to provide more details as they become available on Eyewitness News and KWCH.com