Car crashes when rear tire separates on I-70

A passenger was injured in a crash at 7:10 p.m. Jan. 24 on eastbound I-70 near the 57th Street exit.

The rear tire separated from a 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass eastbound on I-70, causing the car to hit the barrier wall, according to the Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report.

A 19-year-old man from Kansas City, Kan., who was a passenger in the car, was injured and taken to a hospital, according to the report.

The driver, a 19-year-old woman from Kansas City, Kan., was not injured, according to the report.