A 2010 Chevrolet sedan slowed down drastically on I-70 eastbound this afternoon to avoid hitting another slower vehicle, but it had an unintended result, according to a Kansas Turnpike Authority accident report.
The driver of the Chevrolet sedan lost control and hit the center barrier wall, the trooper’s report stated. Then the Chevrolet sedan came across the lane and sideswiped the other vehicle, an Oldsmobile sedan, the report stated.
The accident happened at 1:45 P.M. Jan. 20 east of the 78th Street exit on I-70 in Kansas City, Kan., according to the report.
The driver of the Chevrolet, a 20-year-old Kansas City, Kan., woman, was injured and taken to a hospital, according to the report.
The driver of the Oldsmobile, also a 20-year-old Kansas City, Kan., woman, was not injured, the report stated.