Two injuries reported in morning wreck on I-70

Two injuries were reported when an ambulance overturned on I-70 near 78th Street this morning. (KC Scout photo)

An ambulance swerved to the right to avoid another vehicle in an accident on I-70 east of the 78th Street exit on Monday morning.

According to the Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report, the vehicle, a 2007 Ford E350, went into the ditch, struck a light pole and overturned.

The driver, a 27-year-old man from Liberty, Mo., was injured, according to the trooper’s report.

There was an injured passenger in the vehicle, a 28-year-old Kansas City, Mo., man, according to the trooper’s report.