Three injured in I-435 accident

Three persons were injured in an accident Friday night on southbound I-435 between Parallel and State Avenue. (KC Scout photo)

Three persons were injured in an accident at 9:36 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, on southbound I-435 at Parallel, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

A Lexus IS 350 and a Chevrolet Silverado were southbound on I-435 when the Lexus struck the rear of the Silverado, the trooper’s report stated.

The Silverado left the road to the west and overturned in the ditch, the report stated.

The Lexus left the road to the east and struck the guardrail in the center median. Then the Lexus continued on, crossing the northbound lanes of I-435, and entered the east ditch before coming to a rest, the trooper’s report stated.

According to the trooper’s report, the driver of the Lexus left the scene of the accident on foot and had not been located.

The driver of the Silverado, a 37-year-old woman from Kansas City, Kansas, had a possible injury and was taken to a hospital, the report stated.

A 38-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man in the Silverado also had a possible injury and was taken to the hospital, according to the report.

An 8-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, boy also had a possible injury and was taken to a hospital, according to the trooper’s report.