A Douglas County sheriff's deputry and a Baldwin City police officer investigate an accident south of Baldwin City that injured a Baldwin City woman about 1 p.m. Tuesday. The minivan was westbound on North 150 Road when it ran into the back of a dump truck. There were three other passengers in the minivan, including two small children who were in car seats and unharmed. The driver of the dump truck was not hurt.

A Baldwin City woman was taken by helicopter ambulance to a Kansas City area hospital because of injuries suffered in a two-vehicle accident today on North 150 Road, south of Baldwin City.

The accident happened shortly after 1 p.m. when a minivan headed west on North 150 ran into the back of a dump truck that was also headed west.

“It was bad,” said John Hetherington, who was driving the dump truck when it was struck from behind.

Douglas County Sheriff’s officers were investigating the accident. Numerous sheriff’s cars, one Baldwin City police car and two Palmyra Township fire trucks were at the scene. LifeStar transported the woman.