Loose tire causes I-70 accident

The left rear tire of a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck broke free while on I-70 on Nov. 10, causing an accident on the other side of the interstate highway, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

The Silverado was westbound on I-70 near the Park Drive exit around 8 a.m. Nov. 10 when the tire broke free, crossed the center median and hit the driver’s door of a 2019 Ford F350 truck that was eastbound, according to the report.

The driver of the Ford truck, a 50-year-old man from Tonganoxie, Kansas, had a possible minor injury and was taken to a hospital, according to the report.

The driver of the Chevrolet truck, a 61-year-old man from Minnetrista, Minnesota, had no apparent injury, according to the report.