Tanker of chicken fat overturns, partially blocks major commuter artery into KC
A crash along westbound Interstate 70 into downtown Kansas City caused major backups during Wednesday morning’s commute.
A tanker truck overturned in the two-vehicle crash that occurred shortly after 6:30 a.m. at I-70 and Interstate 435.
The truck was hauling chicken fat, according to the the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Kansas City District.
We're told the overturned vehicle had chicken fat in it. The estimated time of reopening- 8:30a #kctraffic #besafe
— MoDOT Kansas City (@MoDOT_KC) January 10, 2018
At one point, only one lane of traffic was squeezing through the scene of the crash, which was causing traffic headed into downtown Kansas City to back up to nearly Missouri 291 in Independence.
All lanes of westbound I-70 have reopened, however, the ramp from westbound I-70 to southbound I-435 remained closed while crews worked to get the tanker back onto its wheels.
Robert A. Cronkleton: 816-234-4261, @cronkb
This story was originally published January 10, 2018 at 7:28 AM with the headline "Tanker of chicken fat overturns, partially blocks major commuter artery into KC."