Two vehicles were eastbound on I-70 at 2:05 p.m. today, June 22, when one rear-ended the other, and overturned, according to a Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report.
The crash was near Lawrence on I-70 and involved drivers from Olathe and Kansas City, Kan.
According to the trooper’s report, a Toyota Avalon driven by a 32-year-old Olathe man rear-ended a Saturn Ion driven by a 33-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man.
The Ion went off the roadway, while the Avalon continued eastbound and overturned, the trooper’s report stated.
The Olathe man was injured and taken to a hospital, according to the trooper’s report. The Kansas City, Kan., man had a possible injury, the report stated.