A 2015 Kia Sportage that was southbound on I-435 over the Kansas River Bridge in Edwardsville ran into a trash truck about 7:35 p.m. Jan. 8, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.
Both of the vehicles were southbound on I-435 in different lanes and the truck was in front of the Kia.
According to the trooper’s report, the Kia tried to make a lane change to the right in the same lane where the trash truck was, striking the rear of the trash truck.
The driver of the Kia, a 55-year-old woman from Vernon Hills, Ill., had a possible injury and was taken to a hospital in Kansas City, Kan., according to the trooper’s report.
The driver of the 2012 Peterbilt Deffenbaugh truck, a 26-year-old man from Olathe, Kan., was not injured, according to the report.