Russell Man Injured In Logan County Accident

A Russell man and a Ness City man were injured in a two-vehicle accident two miles west of Monument around 10:45 Friday morning.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Duane Pool, 57, of Ness City was eastbound on US40 in a 2007 Peterbilt when he made a lefthand turn onto K25 and was struck by a 2007 Kenworth driven by Joseph Kurth, 45, of Russell, as Kurth attempted to pass.

Both drivers were transported to Logan County Hospital with undisclosed injuries.