One dead after fiery semi wreck on Interstate 35 in Edgerton, Kansas
One person is dead after a semitrailer lost control, struck a support pillar and caught fire at Interstate 35 and Sunflower Road in Edgerton early Friday morning.
As of 9 a.m. Friday the highway remained closed at Sunflower Road in both directions.
Authorities were called just after 2:30 a.m., said Johnson County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Claire Caanan. The truck traveling northbound on I-35 lost control for unknown reasons and struck a support pillar of the Sunflower Road Bridge above the highway.
The driver was trapped inside the vehicle, Caanan said, and was pronounced dead by fire crews at the scene. No information about the driver is available at this time.
Johnson County Sheriff’s officials, as well as fire crews and the Kansas Department of Transportation, responded to the scene.
The highway was reopened by 3:30 Friday afternoon according to Canaan.
This story was originally published November 1, 2019 at 9:46 AM.
