EMPORIA, KANSAS – Two people were treated at Newman Regional Health and released after the vehicle they were in collided with a deer at Milepost 134 on Interstate Highway 35.

Mekedem Belete, an immigrant from Ethiopia, was driving north on I-35 when a deer ran from the ditch and was struck by the vehicle. He was treated for a laceration on his hand.

A passenger in the vehicle, Raniya A. Adem, 35, was kept under observation for possible back and head injuries, according to information from the Lyon County Sheriff’s office.

They were taken to the hospital by Emporia-Lyon County Ambulance Service.

Both had been released by 8 a.m. today, according to a Newman spokesperson.

– The Emporia Gazette