Injury accidents

¢ A 79-year-old woman was taken by ambulance to Lawrence Memorial Hospital Tuesday afternoon after a three-vehicle wreck at 23rd and Massachusetts streets.

The wreck happened at 2:12 p.m. when Robert J. Anderson, 62, Lawrence, was driving west on 23rd Street. A 1996 Toyota driven by Robert E. Mellon, 84, Lawrence, was eastbound and turned left in front of Anderson’s truck. They collided, and the Toyota struck a southbound Ford Escort that was stopped in traffic. A passenger in Mellon’s vehicle, 79-year-old Jean L. Brothers, of Lawrence, was taken to the hospital. She was wearing a seat belt.

Emergency calls

Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical reported the following responses:

Fire calls

¢ Gas leak, 8:10 a.m. Tuesday, Fifth Street.

¢ Dispatched fire incident, canceled en route, 10:22 a.m. Tuesday, 1603 W. 15th St.

¢ Gas leak, 1:01 p.m. Tuesday, 3140 Iowa.

¢ Alarm system sounded due to malfunction, 3:14 p.m. Tuesday, 3211 W. Sixth St.

¢ Alarm system sounded due to malfunction, 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, 1119 Randall Road.

¢ Arcing, shorted electrical equipment, 5:51 p.m. Tuesday, 945 Pa.

¢ Detector activation, no fire, unintentional, 5:56 p.m. Tuesday, 111 E. 11th St.