A two-vehicle collision on the northern edge of Marshall the morning of Friday, May 30 sent one of the drivers to an area hospital.

Marshall Police and the Saline County Ambulance District responded to the crash around 7:40 a.m. on U.S. Route 65, just outside the entrance to Parallel Ag. Police report the accident occurred when the driver of a blue pickup took his eyes off the roadway while reaching for something in the vehicle. The pickup struck a white box truck in the rear as it was slowing to turn into a private drive. The box truck was then pushed into a utility pole.

KMMO News observed damage to a white box truck and blue pickup truck both facing northbound, with the box truck coming to rest off the shoulder near the utility pole, and the pickup stopped in the northbound lane of U.S. 65. Traffic was stopped in both directions for about 30 minutes to allow crews to respond to the crash and clear the scene.

KMMO will update this story with additional details as they become available.