Category: Traffic

Accident reported on I-70 near Turner Diagonal

An accident was reported at 3:10 a.m. Monday, May 17, on westbound I-70 near the Turner Diagonal, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.

A Jeep was westbound on I-70 when the driver lost control on the wet roadway, crossed the lane and struck a median barrier wall, according to the trooper’s report.

The driver, a 49-year-old woman from Leavenworth, Kansas, had a possible minor injury, according to the trooper’s report.

Crash reported at I-70 to I-435

A crash involving a pickup truck with a loaded horse trailer and another vehicle was reported on eastbound I-70 to northbound I-435 in Wyandotte County at 12:44 p.m. Thursday, May 6, according to a social media post by the Kansas Highway Patrol, and KC Scout information. The eastbound I-70 to northbound I-435 exit was closed and motorists were asked to use an alternate route, according to KC Scout. Northbound I-435 traffic was being diverted to eastbound I-70. A northbound I-435 ramp was closed. (KC Scout photo)
Traffic was backed up on I-435 north of Kansas Avenue after an accident near I-70 and I-435 on Thursday. The northbound I-435 traffic was diverted to eastbound I-70. (KC Scout photo)

An exit near I-70 and I-435 in Wyandotte County was closed earlier today because of an accident in which a horse trailer rolled over.

According to a Kansas Highway Patrol crash log, a Chrysler Pacifica was traveling northbound on I-435 near I-70 about 12:25 p.m., while a Ram 3500 truck pulling a horse trailer was traveling in the same direction.

The Pacifica changed into the Ram’s lane and hit the Ram, the trooper’s report stated.

The Ram lost control and the horse trailer started to spin, the report stated. Then the horse trailer rolled.

The driver of the Pacifica, a 32-year-old woman from Kansas City, Missouri, was taken to a Missouri hospital with a possible minor injury, the trooper’s report stated.

The driver of the Ram, a 66-year-old man from Ogallala, Nebraska, had no apparent injury, according to the report.