Accidents that occured in Kansas or impacted Kansas residents.
One person is dead after a train and truck collided, sparking a fire in Topeka near the water treatment facility. The collision occurred on July 18, and the Kansas Highway Patrol has confirmed the fatality. The incident caused the closure of ramps to the eastbound lanes of I-70.
A Texas teen was sent to a Wichita hospital following a head-on collision with a semi-truck near Strong City. The Kansas Highway Patrol Crash Log indicates that around 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 15, officials were called to the K-177-Highway 50 Junction in Chase Co. with reports of a 2-vehicle crash.
An injury crash on U.S. 69 Highway in Overland Park caused a major headache for Kansas commuters Friday morning. A semi truck overturned on the highway, leaving traffic at a standstill.
A teenager in Emporia, Kansas, fell asleep while driving and crashed their truck into a barbed wire fence, resulting in hospitalization. The incident occurred on Friday, July 7, around 5:20 p.m. The teenager, identified as Brook Moore, 16, was taken to Newman Regional Health with unknown injuries.
A 68-year-old man died in a vehicle crash on I-70 in Gove County, Kansas. James D. Ashbaugh crossed the median and drove eastbound in the westbound lanes, colliding with a BMW driven by a 51-year-old woman. Ashbaugh was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver of the BMW sustained serious injuries.
A rollover crash in Pawnee County, Kansas, resulted in the death of a 17-year-old and serious injuries to a woman. The incident occurred on Saturday when the driver lost control of the car and it rolled multiple times. The driver was hospitalized while the passenger was pronounced dead at the scene.
One man is dead following a motorcycle crash with a semi near Pratt, Kansas. The crash occurred on Friday night when a 67-year-old Arizona man driving a motorcycle crossed the center line to pass a car and was hit by a semi. The driver of the motorcycle died from his injuries.
A woman's detached trailer caused a crash in Wilson, Kansas, resulting in serious injuries for the driver of a semi-truck. The trailer became detached and crossed the center line, colliding with the oncoming semi-truck. The driver of the semi-truck was taken to the hospital with suspected serious injuries.
A single vehicle accident in Kansas City, Kansas has left one person dead. The accident occurred Saturday afternoon and is currently under investigation by the KCKPD Traffic Division.
Mary A. Pierce, of Paragrould, Arkansas, died in a motorcycle accident in Saline County on Thursday. Pierce was a passenger on a 2008 Harley Davidson being driven by a 52-year-old man when the rear tire blew out, causing the bike to lose control and lay over. Both were taken to a local hospital where Pierce died.