JOHNSON COUNTY —One person died in an accident just after 4a.m. Wednesday in Johnson County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2020 Volvo FedEx semi driven by Christian L. Harris, 24, Liberty, Missouri, was northbound on Kansas 7 just south of K-10.
The vehicle left the roadway to the east and rolled over the guardrail, falling onto K-10 on its top and then caught fire.
During the falling and collision with the ground, parts of semi struck a westbound 2020 International semi driven by Jason Barbour, 40, Olathe. He was not injured.
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OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Authorities in suburban Kansas City, Kansas, say the driver of a FedEx semitrailer has died after the truck sailed over the side of a highway bridge Wednesday, crashed onto the road below and erupted in flames.
Police say the crash happened around 4 a.m. Wednesday when the truck launched off the side of the Kansas Highway 7 bridge and landed on Kansas Highway 10 below near Olathe.
The crash led to a large fire that consumed the truck and shut down all lanes of K-10 in the area as fire crews battled the flames and police investigated the fatal crash. The name of the driver was not immediately released.