A Troy student was taken to the hospital Tuesday evening with minor injuries after a multi-vehicle crash on 36 Highway.

Deputy Raymond Hall said authorities responded to the crash around 4:45 p.m. on the highway in-between Wathena and Blair.

“There was a semi heading westbound with two individuals in it.  It tried to pass a dually pick-up truck and in doing so failed to see a small car going eastbound.  The vehicle was able to swerve to the right and avoid direct impact but still made impact with the trailer of the semi down the driver’s side of the vehicle causing injuries to the lone occupant of that vehicle,” Hall said.

18-year-old Kassi Meng, a Senior at Troy High School who was driving the 2006 Nissan was transported to Mosaic Life Care by Troy ambulance for treatment of what authorities described as minor injuries.

Hall said the investigation is still underway.  However, he said the 55-year-old Sabetha man who was driving the 2007 Kenworth will likely be issued charge.

“We’ll complete the investigation this morning and we will probably issue those charges to the semi driver for passing without clearance,” Hall said.

Traffic was slowed on the highway at that location while crews worked the scene for about two hours.

“We never did shut the highway down we just had fire department and other law enforcement personnel slow traffic down.  The roadway actually stayed clear,” Hall said.