Driver forgets to lower dump truck, hits sign on Highway 7

A dump truck was southbound on Highway K-7 at State Avenue at 9:35 p.m. June 29 in Wyandotte County when it hit a sign, according to a crash report by the Kansas Highway Patrol.

The dump truck’s driver forgot to lower the dump truck and struck an overhead sign, the report stated. It was a 2019 Kenworth T800, according to the trooper’s report.

The driver, a 25-year-old man from Lees Summit, Missouri, had a possible minor injury and was taken to the hospital, the report stated.