Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Interstate 70 near the exchange with Interstate 435 in Kansas City, Kansas
What Happened: A pickup truck allegedly collided with two tractor-trailers.
Participants:
- Driver of pickup truck
- Driver of tractor-trailer
- Driver of second tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Driver of tractor-trailer, killed
- Driver of pickup truck, injured
Details:
On or about Friday, March 18th, 2022, around 7:45 in the morning, a serious accident between a pickup truck and two tractor-trailers sent one person to the hospital. Troopers from the KSHP said the accident was reported on Interstate 70 near Interstate 435 in Kansas City, Kansas.
Troopers from the Kansas Highway Patrol said one as-of-yet unidentified individual was killed and another was injured when a pickup truck allegedly collided with two tractor-trailers along I-70. Emergency responders pronounced the driver of one of the tractor-trailers dead, while the driver of the pickup truck was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.
According to Google Maps, Interstate 70 winds east and west through Kansas City.
Multiple agencies assisted after the accident.