Accident reported on I-35 near 7th Street

An accident was reported on I-35 northbound, just south of 7th Street, at 5:20 a.m. Jan. 1.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report, a Ford Contour was northbound on I-35 in Kansas City, Kan., when it drove onto the left shoulder and struck the barrier wall.

A passenger in the Contour, a 38-year-old man from Kansas City, Kan., had a possible injury and was taken to a hospital in Kansas City, Kan., the report stated. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the report.

The driver, a 47-year-old man from Kansas City, Kan., was not injured, the report stated.