A Nissan Maxima driving at a high rate of speed hit the back of a semi in a three-vehicle accident at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, on eastbound I-70, west of 78th Street, in Kansas City, Kan., according to a Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report.
The Maxima made several lane changes to pass slower traffic, the trooper’s report stated.
When the Maxima struck the rear of the semi, the Maxima then went across all lanes of traffic towards the inside barrier wall, the trooper’s report stated.
As the Maxima was crossing all lanes of traffic, it struck the passenger rear side of a Dodge Grand Caravan, according to the trooper’s report.
The Dodge Grand Caravan then slid toward the right and overturned, rolling several times, the trooper’s report stated.
As the Grand Caravan was rolling it struck the semi in the driver’s side doors, causing damage to all vehicles, according to the trooper’s report.
The Maxima then hit the inside barrier wall, causing 80 inches of damage with scrapes, scratches and small chunks of wall damage, the trooper’s report stated.
The driver of the Maxima, a 35-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man, was injured and taken to a hospital, according to the trooper’s report.
A passenger in the Maxima, a 40-year-old Bonner Springs, Kan., man, also was injured and taken to the hospital.
The driver of the Grand Caravan, a 41-year-old Leavenworth, Kan., man, also was injured and taken to the hospital, the report stated.
A 37-year-old woman passenger in the Grand Caravan, from Leavenworth, Kan., also was injured and taken to the hospital, according to the report.
The driver of the semi, a 31-year-old man from Mesa, Ariz., was not injured, according to the report.