Update:
A Kansas Highway Patrol spokeswoman has updated the information on the accident on Friday morning.
According to the preliminary report, at about 7:38 a.m., a Kansas City, Kansas, Animal Control vehicle was eastbound on I-70 at milepost 412.6, according to the KHP spokeswoman, Trooper Tiffany Bush. (Milepost 411 is the I-70 exit to I-435 in Wyandotte County, and 412.6 is east of that.)
The KCK Animal Control driver lost control and struck the tractor-semi-trailer combination, the spokeswoman stated.
The semi driver then lost control, went through the barrier wall and partially into westbound I-70 traffic, according to the spokeswoman.
A westbound I-70 tractor pulling double trailers struck the eastbound tractor-trailer, the spokeswoman stated. The westbound tractor-trailer driver lost control and entered the north ditch, where it burst into flames, according to the spokeswoman.
The Animal Control driver went to the hospital with no visible injuries, but went to get checked out, according to the spokeswoman.
The eastbound tractor-trailer driver went to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the spokeswoman stated.
The westbound tractor-trailer driver died at the scene, according to the spokeswoman.
I-70 was shut down from 78th to I-435 after a fatal accident Friday, March 18, east of the 86th Street bridge over the highway.
Two semis were involved in the accident, and there was a fatality, according to authorities.
The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department stated westbound I-70 reopened around 2:24 p.m. with only one inside lane clear; however, two lanes of westbound traffic were cleared to be open around 3:30 p.m. Traffic was backed up on westbound I-70 at that time.
Eastbound I-70 reopened earlier.
The accident was cleared before 5 p.m. Friday, according to KC Scout highway photos.
The Kansas Highway Patrol and Kansas Turnpike Authority troopers are the lead agencies working on the investigation and debris removal for this accident.
Rain was falling in Wyandotte County on Friday morning.