Two KCK women injured in accident with semi on I-70

Two Kansas City, Kan., women were injured after a brush with a semi truck on I-70 eastbound, west of the 57th Street exit, about 11 a.m. Oct. 31.

The driver of a Mazda lost control of the vehicle for an unknown reason, stated a Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report.

The Mazda went off the road, the driver over-corrected, came back into traffic, and a semi truck collided with the driver side of the Mazda, the trooper’s report stated.

The Mazda then went into the outside ditch, according to the report.

The driver of the Mazda, a 45-year-old Kansas City, Kan., woman, was injured and taken to the hospital, the report stated.

A passenger in the Mazda, a 46-year-old Kansas City, Kan., woman, was injured and taken to the hospital, the report stated.

The driver of the semi, a 59-year-old Raytown, Mo., man, was not injured, according to the report.