Accidents that occured in Kansas or impacted Kansas residents.
A 19-year-old man was seriously injured after a crash involving a semi tractor-trailer in Seward County, Kansas. The semi failed to yield to the teen driving northbound on Seward Co. Road G, resulting in a collision with the Kia Optima. The teen was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper was injured in a crash in Saline County while helping a motorist on I-70. The trooper was alert and conscious when taken to the hospital. The westbound lanes of I-70 were closed due to the accident.
A car crash at a Derby QuikTrip led to an explosion that killed a 3-year-old girl and seriously injured a woman pumping gas. The incident occurred on Monday evening when a man's vehicle struck a woman's car, causing a significant explosion. The man is being interviewed by authorities to learn what led to the crash.
A 30-year-old man crashed his pickup truck while trying to light his marijuana in southeast Kansas on 'Weed Day.' The driver was arrested for possession of marijuana, meth and drug paraphernalia.
A 78-year-old man died in a pickup truck crash in northern Kansas after failing to yield at a stop sign. Douglas Toll, of Clifton, died at the scene. The 48-year-old man driving the grader was not hurt.