Man injured in rollover accident on I-435; other vehicle flees

A man is in the hospital after a rollover accident that happened when another vehicle cut him off on I-435 in Wyandotte County.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report, a Chevy Trailblazer was northbound on I-435 in the far right lane just south of the Holliday Drive exit at 5:20 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20.

Witnesses at the scene said a noncontact vehicle was driving aggressively and swerved toward the Trailblazer as if to cut it off, the trooper’s report stated.

The driver of the Trailblazer, a 40-year-old man from Kansas City, Kan., swerved to the right and went off the roadway, according to the trooper’s report. The Trailblazer overturned multiple times before coming to rest upright, the report stated.

The noncontact vehicle then fled the scene, the trooper’s report stated. There was no information available about the make or model of the noncontact vehicle.

The driver of the Trailblazer was injured and taken to a hospital.