MAPLE HILL, Kan. — Five people were killed and another person was injured Sunday morning after a two-vehicle, head-on crash on a Kansas interstate, the Kansas Highway Patrol said.
The crash occurred on a westbound lane of Interstate 70 near Maple Hill, WIBW reported.
According to troopers, at 6:30 a.m. a Ford F-150 was heading eastbound in a westbound lane of I-70 when it hit a white Ford Econoline van head-on, KSNT reported.
🚧 Temporary Road Closure/ Detour set-up🚧 Due to a 2 vehicle, multiple fatality crash in the Maple Hill area, both I-70 Westbound lanes & 1 lane Eastbound lane has been temporarily shutdown. The WB detour with be in place until the on-scene investigation is complete. 2-3 hours.
— Trooper Don (@TrooperDonKHP) March 1, 2020
Four people in the van were killed, while the fifth passenger was critically injured and taken to an area hospital, according to WIBW. The driver of the F-150 was pronounced dead at the scene, the television station reported.
The names of the victims have not been released and the case remains under investigation, WDAF reported.
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