One person critically injured after motor vehicle accident at 23rd and Harper

A multi-vehicle accident Saturday night left one person critically injured, first responders said.

The accident took place around 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of 23rd and Harper streets, said Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Division Chief Lyle Schwartz. The male victim was taken by ambulance to Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

No further information was immediately available, Schwartz said, although he did not believe there were other injuries.