Seneca truck driver injured after losing tire Thursday
08/28/2025

Kansas Highway Patrol

(KNZA)--A semi truck and trailer crashed Thursday morning in Brown County, with the Kansas Highway Patrol reporting the Seneca driver required hospital treatment following the two vehicle crash.

According to the KHP, the semi, driven by 68-year-old Seneca resident David Gress, lost a tire as it drove eastbound on U.S. Highway 36, about two miles east of Fairview, causing the truck and trailer to travel into the north ditch, where it rolled over.

As the truck did so, its tire struck another vehicle, driven by 45-year-old Hiawatha resident John Zimmers, who was not hurt.

Gress suffered what KHP identifies as a suspected serious injury, and he was transported for hospital treatment in Kansas City, Kansas.

Both drivers were buckled up when the crash happened shortly after 7:00 Thursday morning.


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