Several highway accidents were reported recently in Kansas City, Kan.
On Sept. 13, a Ford Explorer was exiting I-70 westbound to 78th Street at 2:28 a.m. when the driver went into the north ditch, overcorrected and rolled into the north ditch, according to a Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report.
The 36-year-old driver from Kansas City, Kan., was injured and taken to the hospital, according to the report.
Also injured were two passengers, one 29-year-old man from Kansas City, Kan., and one 28-year-old man from Kansas City, Mo., who were taken to the hospital, according to the report.
Other highway accidents reported recently in Kansas City, Kan.:
At 10:44 a.m. Sept. 12, a Ford pickup truck was eastbound on I-70 west of 78th Street when the draft from a semi lifted the trailer that was being pulled by the pickup truck.
The driver of the pickup, a 65-year-old woman from Medford, Ore., lost control of the pickup truck and the trailer overturned, according to the Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report. She was not injured.
Another injury accident was reported at 1 p.m. Sept. 12 on I-635, just south of Metropolitan Avenue.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report, a Chevy Trailblazer was southbound on I-635 when a noncontact vehicle cut in front of it. The Trailblazer made an evasive maneuver, left the roadway and rolled down the hill, the trooper’s report stated. The Trailblazer came to rest on the driver’s side.
The driver of the Trailblazer, a 40-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man, was injured and taken to a hospital, according to the report.
Another accident was reported at 12:12 p.m. Sept. 12 on I-35 northbound, just north of 18th Street, in Kansas City, Kan.
A Pontiac and a Honda Passport were northbound on I-35. The Passport slowed for traffic, and the Pontiac struck the rear of the Passport, the Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report stated.
The driver of the Pontiac, a 44-year-old man from Blue Springs, Mo., was not injured. He was not wearing a safety restraint, the trooper’s report stated.
The driver of the Passport, a 48-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man, had a possible injury and was taken to the hospital, according to the report.