Rollover accident on I-635 happened after ‘erratic’ driving, according to authorities

A rollover accident at 7:25 a.m. Thursday, July 26, on southbound I-635 north of K-5 highway happened after a vehicle was “driving erratically,” according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

Southbound I-635 was closed down this morning after the accident, with traffic backed up to I-29 in Missouri. The highway has since reopened.

According to the trooper’s report, a Claycomo, Missouri, woman was behind the wheel of a Nissan Rogue that was driving erratically on southbound I-635.

The Nissan Rogue driver made an unsafe lane change and struck the right front side of a Ford F-150, according to the trooper’s report. Then the Nissan Rogue hit the barrier wall and rolled, the trooper’s report stated.

The 52-year-old driver of the Nissan Rogue had a possible injury and was taken to the hospital, the trooper’s report stated.

The driver of the F-150 truck, a 39-year-old Kansas City, Missouri, man, was not injured, the report stated.