Six-vehicle accident causes one injury

Traffic was tied up on I-35 at Southwest Boulevard on Thursday evening because of an accident , according to KC Scout. (KC Scout photo)
Traffic was tied up on I-35 at Southwest Boulevard on Thursday evening because of an accident , according to KC Scout. (KC Scout photo)

A six-vehicle accident at 4:45 p.m. Oct. 1 on I-35 south of Southwest Boulevard in Kansas City, Kan., resulted in one injury, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.

All six vehicles were southbound on I-35 at the time, the trooper’s report stated.

According to the trooper’s report, a 2012 Honda Odyssey rear-ended a 2002 Ford F-150, causing the F-150 to strike a third vehicle, which then struck a 2011 Hyundai Sonata, which then struck a 2002 Hyundai Elantra, which then struck a 2000 Acura TL.

The third vehicle was not identified in the trooper’s report, but the driver of that vehicle was listed as a 36-year-old resident of Olathe. He was not injured.

The driver of the Hyundai Sonata, a 45-year-old woman from Overland Park, Kan., was injured and taken to a hospital in Kansas City, Kan., according to the report.

The other drivers were not listed as injured. They included a 28-year-old woman from Overland Park, Kan., who was driving the Honda Odyssey; a 61-year-old man from Lenexa, Kan., who was driving the Ford F-150; a 45-year-old man from Olathe, Kan., driving the Hyundai Elantra; and a 45-year-old man from Overland Park, Kan., driving the Acura TL.

Lovely fall weekend ahead

Calm cool fall weather, with sunny skies, is ahead for the weekend’s weather, according to the National Weather Service.

A warming trend will begin in the middle of next week, and the next chance for thunderstorms will occur Wednesday night, the weather service said. Those storms are not expected to be hazardous.

Today, it will be sunny with a high near 65, and a northeast wind 5 to 14 mph, the weather service said. The day started on the cool side, at 47 degrees at 8 a.m.

Tonight it will be mostly clear with a low around 44, and an east northeast wind of 6 to 9 mph, according to the weather service.

On Saturday, it will be sunny with a high near 65, and a northeast wind of 6 to 8 mph, the weather service said. Saturday night, it will be partly cloudy with a low of 45, and a northeast wind of 6 mph.

Sunday, expect mostly sunny skies with a high near 66, and a north northeast wind of 6 to 8 mph, according to the weather service. Sunday night’s low will be 66.

Community concert offered Oct. 1

The Kansas City, Kan., Community Orchestra is offering a free concert on Thursday, Oct. 1, at Trinity Community Church, 5010 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kan.

A silent auction begins at 6:30 p.m., and the concert begins at 7 p.m.

The orchestra is accepting musical instruments on behalf of the Band of Angels collection.

Those attending may bring any unused instrument to donate.

For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/Kansas-City-Kansas-Community-Orchestra-10150090182130512/timeline/.