Category: Traffic

Vehicle overturns in accident on I-70

An accident was reported on westbound I-70 near I-635 at 9:43 p.m. Sept. 20, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

Two vehicles were traveling westbound on I-70 when a Toyota 4Runner swerved into a Dodge Ram 1500, the trooper’s report stated.

The Toyota 4Runner then crossed back through all lanes of traffic and rolled over, according to the trooper’s report.

The driver of the Toyota 4Runner, a 20-year-old man from Kansas City, Kansas, had a possible serious injury, the trooper’s report stated.

The driver of the Ram 1500, a 41-year-old man from Bonner Springs, Kansas, had no apparent injury, according to the trooper’s report.

Crash reported near construction area on I-70

A crash was reported near a construction area from eastbound I-70 to northbound I-635 on early Sunday morning, according to a trooper’s report.

The one-vehicle accident took place as a Chevrolet Traverse was driving at 4:15 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, from westbound I-70 to northbound I-635 on the ramp, according to a Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report.

The Traverse was on the exit ramp from eastbound I-70 to northbound I-635 when it drifted to the left into a closed construction area and struck several cones and a metal road barricade, the trooper’s report stated. The Traverse then traveled off the right side of the ramp and struck the base of an overhead sign post with the front end, the report stated.

The driver of the Traverse, a 39-year-old Bonner Springs woman, had a possible minor injury and was taken to a hospital, according to the trooper’s report.