JACKSON COUNTY—Two men escaped a burning vehicle following a rollover accident on Kansas Highway 16 near 198th Road west of Denison on Thursday.
Just after 8:30a.m., deputies responded to the report of an injury accident with two people entrapped and on fire west of Denison, according to Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse,
First responders including the Holton Fire Department, Jackson County EMS and Jackson County deputies found the pickup truck was fully engulfed with flames.
Both men had been trapped in the vehicle when a passerby stopped and helped remove the windshield, rescuing both men.
One man was transported by EMS to Holton Community Hospital and with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries, according to Morse. The other man was treated on scene and refused further treatment.
The sheriff did not release the names of the victims or additional details.