1 killed, 2 seriously injured in the frontal accident on the I-70 south of Tonganoxia

Tonganoxy, Kan. (KCTV)-A frontal crash along the I-70 south of Tonganoxy had a man and two others recovered in regional hospitals with serious injuries.

The Kansas Highway Patrol shows that on Wednesday, April 30, around 8:30 a.m., in an area of ​​the I-70 between the Lawrence Service Area and the Tonganoxia output was called to an area of ​​the I-70.

When the first aiders arrived, they said that they had found the 18 -year -old Kaiden Jimenez from Lawrence. In the meantime, Jonathan Brown, 34, from Kansas City, Missouri, had driven a 2023 Mercedes-Benz van West on the I-70.

The investigators stated that Jimenez moved from the left side of the street to the median for an unknown reason, where the citizen met two drain pipes and continued to the west of the I-70. The Honda then crossed both lanes of the Interstate and hit the van Brown head -on.

State troops said that the effects had led to turning the Honda into the southern ditch while the van pushed into the ditch, where he hit a slight embankment and drove to the driver's side.

Emergency crews stated that Shane Greiner, 28, from Kansas City, Kansas, a passenger in the van, was pronounced at the crime scene. Jimenez was brought to the Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka with life -threatening injuries. Brown was also brought to the Overland Park Regional Medical Center with life -threatening injuries.

The investigators found that everyone involved had a seat belt at the time of the crash. No further information was published.

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