1 February 2023
KANSAS CITY, Kan. —One person is dead and two others were hurt in two separate accidents along eastbound I-70 Wednesday morning.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol the first crash happened around 5 a.m. along eastbound I-70 just before I-635. One person died in a two-vehicle crash after one of the cars caught fire. A person in the other vehicle was taken to an area hospital with non life threatening injuries.
KHP then responded to a second, three-vehicle crash behind the fatal accident on eastbound I-70. One person from this crash was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
According to Lt. David Hundley, a semi-truck also caught fire six miles behind the fatal crash on I-70 in an unrelated accident.
The deadly crash temporarily closed eastbound lanes I-70 at 57th Street, causing some traffic to back up. As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, all lanes of traffic on the interstate had been reopened.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated as more information becomes available.