GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say 11 people were sent to the hospital after a collision in Great Bend was caused by a 17-year-old girl who tried to kill a spider.

The Hutchinson News reports the teenager was driving along U.S Route 56 Sunday when she noticed a spider on her lap.

The Kansas Highway Patrol crash report says she let go of the steering wheel to swat at it and her vehicle crossed the center lane, colliding with a car before bouncing off and striking a second car.

The report says four people in the first car and six people in the second vehicle were transported to Great Bend Regional Hospital for treatment. The 17-year-old girl was also taken to the hospital.  (correct)

Police say debris from the second collision struck and damaged another car, but the driver and his passenger weren’t injured.

(Note: earlier reports from the AP were incorrect)