Tag: Traffic

Semi driver injured in I-70 crash this morning

(KC Scout photo)

A semi truck driver was injured after an accident at 6:35 a.m. April 2 on I-70 westbound, just west of the I-670 split in Kansas City, Kan.
A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s crash log stated that the driver was going too fast for the conditions, lost control and struck the barrier wall. A thunderstorm with rain and lightning occurred this morning and some areas reported hail.
The driver, a 42-year-old man from Lansing, Kan., was taken to a hospital in Kansas City, Kan.

The interstate has reopened to traffic.

Accidents, delays reported on I-70

I-70 at 7th was the site of an accident Wednesday morning, according to KC Scout. (KC Scout photo)

 

Traffic was backed up on I-70 this morning as an accident was reported at I-635 and I-70. (KC Scout photo)

I-70 experienced accidents and delays on Wednesday morning after heavy rains in Wyandotte County.
KC Scout reported an accident at I-70 and 7th Street in Kansas City, Kan., which resulted in two closed lanes.
Emergency vehicles were at I-70 and I-670, according to KC Scout.
And traffic came to a stop on I-70 after an accident at I-635 southbound to westbound I-70, according to KC Scout.

Vehicle overturns, injuring driver

A vehicle overturned at 7:17 p.m. March 31, injuring a driver, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

A 1995 GMC Sierra was northbound on U.S. 24, just south of Elizabeth Avenue in Wyandotte County, when it crossed onto the median, through southbound lanes of traffic.

The Sierra then left the road to the west, struck a large Kansas Department of Transportation sign and overturned, according to the trooper’s report.

The driver of the Sierra, a 26-year-old man from Basehor, Kan., was injured and taken to a Kansas City, Kan., hospital, according to the report.