21 February 2024
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Highway 40 is closed east to west near Tecumseh while law enforcement performs an investigation into a deadly accident.
Just before 10 a.m., the Shawnee County Emergency Communications Center got a call about a single-vehicle crash in the 6000 block of SE US 40 Hwy. On arrival, deputies found a deceased woman on the side of the road.
As of 11:47 a.m., investigators are on the scene.
Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office dispatch confirmed they are at Southeast Dupont Road and Southeast Green Road east of Topeka.
The road is currently reported as closed, according to Kandrive.org.
More information will be added to this article as it becomes available.
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