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Truck carrying frozen broccoli overturns, shuts down Interstate 635 near I-70 in KCK

All northbound lanes of traffic on Interstate 635, just past Interstate 70 near the downtown Kansas City loop, were closed on Thursday after a semi-tractor trailer containing frozen broccoli crashed.

The crash happened around 2:30 p.m. Officials expected the roadway to remain closed from three to four hours.

No injuries were reported. Details of how the crash occurred were not immediately available.

Glenn E. Rice
The Kansas City Star
Glenn E. Rice is an investigative reporter who focuses on law enforcement and the legal system. He has been with The Star since 1988. In 2020 Rice helped investigate discrimination and structural racism that went unchecked for decades inside the Kansas City Fire Department.
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