One Killed, One Hurt in Truck Accident on I-70 in Tonganoxie, KS
Tonganoxie, KS -- A crash involving a pickup truck and an 18-wheeler left one person dead and injured one in the area of Tonganoxie, KS Thursday, January 26, 2017.
The incident took place on Interstate 70 about 9:05 a.m.
It appears the two vehicles were both westbound when the collision occurred. The collision forced the pickup into the median barrier, throwing the occupants from the passenger-side of the vehicle. The report did not clarify if the driver of the pickup was hurt. A 19-year-old male passenger in the pickup was killed in the collision. A passenger in the semi-truck was injured, but the report made no mention of their condition.
Authorities are examining the details of the incident.
More information regarding the collision was not made available by the report.
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