A vehicle overturned after hitting a bridge rail on Saturday night on I-435 over Woodend, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.
The injury-accident at 9:47 p.m. April 30 involved two vehicles, according to the trooper’s report.
A Chevrolet 3500 was northbound on I-435 when it struck a Ford Maverick that was northbound, according to the trooper’s report. Then the Chevrolet struck the bridge rail, overcorrected and overturned, the trooper’s report stated.
The Chevrolet came to rest upright on I-435, according to the report. There were five persons injured in the Chevrolet, with four of them possibly serious, according to the trooper’s report.
The driver of the Chevrolet, a 31-year-old man, was taken to a hospital with a suspected serious injury, the trooper’s report stated. His city and state of residence was not known.
An 18-year-old man in the Chevrolet was taken to a hospital with a suspected serious injury, the trooper’s report stated. His city and state address was unknown, the report stated.
A 31-year-old male passenger in the Chevrolet had a suspected serious injury and was taken to a hospital, according to the trooper’s report. His city and state residence was unknown, the report stated.
A 21-year-old male passenger in the Chevrolet had a suspected minor injury and declined to be taken to a hospital, the trooper’s report stated. His city and state residence was unknown, according to the trooper’s report.
A 39-year-old male passenger in the Chevrolet had a possible serious injury and was taken to a hospital, the trooper’s report stated. His city and state residence was not known, according to the trooper’s report.
The driver of the Ford Maverick, a 29-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man, had no apparent injury, the trooper’s report stated.