Fatal wrong-way accident closes northbound I-35 in KCK

A fatal wrong-way traffic accident Friday night closed down a stretch of northbound Interstate 35 south of 7th Street Trafficway in Kansas City, Kan.

The accident occurred shortly before 8:30 p.m., according to the Kansas Highway Patrol, when a Toyota Highlander traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of I-35 collided head-on with a Nissan Leaf.

The driver of the Nissan died, the patrol said.

The driver of the Toyota was injured and transported to a hospital.

Northbound I-35 was to remain closed until the patrol’s on-scene investigation was finished.

Traffic was being detoured off northbound I-35 through Southwest Boulevard, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation.

Drivers were advised to avoid northbound I-35 before Mission Road and take an alternate route.

No other details were immediately available.

Ian Cummings: 816-234-4633, @Ian__Cummings

This story was originally published February 19, 2016 at 10:24 PM with the headline "Fatal wrong-way accident closes northbound I-35 in KCK."