Driver hits interstate barrier wall after tire blows

A 19-year-old Bonner Springs woman was eastbound on I-70 when the passenger side tire blew, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

The Toyota Avalon hit the barrier wall on the right side, then crossed all lanes and struck the inside barrier wall, the trooper’s report stated.

The accident happened at 12:40 a.m. Saturday, July 10, on eastbound I-70 near 57th Street.

The driver, a 19-year-old Bonner Springs woman, had a possible minor injury and was taken to a hospital, according to the report.