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Driver of semi truck reportedly trapped inside rig after rollover accident

Traffic on eastbound Interstate 70 at Manchester Trafficway was affected by a rollover accident involving a semi truck about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday.
Traffic on eastbound Interstate 70 at Manchester Trafficway was affected by a rollover accident involving a semi truck about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday.

Emergency responders in Kansas City were trying to rescue the driver of a semi-truck trapped inside the rig after a rollover accident Wednesday on Interstate 70 near Interstate 435.

The wreck was reported about 10:15 p.m. on eastbound I-70 just east of I-435 in Kansas City.

According to dispatch, the driver of the semi was trapped inside the truck.

Emergency crews were trying to extract the driver from the truck about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Toriano Porter: 816-234-4779, @torianoporter

This story was originally published August 9, 2017 at 10:53 PM with the headline "Driver of semi truck reportedly trapped inside rig after rollover accident."

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