Driver hits semi after swerving to avoid debris on I-70

A 41-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, driver swerved to avoid debris on eastbound I-70 near the 78th Street exit on Wednesday and struck a semi, according to a Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report.

The accident happened about 2:30 p.m. The Dodge Grand Caravan and the semi were both eastbound on I-70.

The driver of the semi, a 42-year-old Pleasant Hill, Mo., man was injured and taken to the hospital, according to the trooper’s report. The Dodge Caravan was reportedly insured by One Sure Insurance, and the driver of the Dodge Caravan was not injured, according to the report.