Accident reported near I-635 and K-5

An accident was reported at 6:40 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, on northbound I-635 near K-5, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.

A GMC Canyon was northbound on I-635 when the driver fell asleep at the wheel, lost control, drifted and struck construction barriers, the trooper’s report stated. The Canyon then flipped on its side.

The driver, a 60-year-old man from Lenexa, Kansas, had a possible serious injury and was taken to a hospital, according to the trooper’s report.