GEARY COUNTY – A Junction City woman and her daughter died in an accident just before 11a.m. on Tuesday in Geary County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2011 International Truck driven by Steven Wayne Johnson, 42, Houston, TX., was eastbound on Interstate 70 six miles east of U.S. 77.
The truck entered the median and onto westbound lanes and struck a 2006 Ford 500 driven by Jessica Michelle Thompson Junction City.
Both vehicles came to rest in the North ditch.
Thompson and her 5-year-old daughter Leah Michelle Thompson were pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Penwell Gable Mortuary.
An emergency medical team flew the driver’s 6-year-old son Jaydon Allan Thompson to Wesley Medical Center.
Johnson, who was not wearing a seat belt, was not injured, according to the KHP.
The crash shut down westbound lanes of Interstate 70 at Grandview Plaza most of Tuesday afternoon.
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GEARY COUNTY – A woman and a young girl died in an accident just before 11a.m. on Tuesday in Geary County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol shut down westbound lanes of Interstate 70 at Grandview Plaza to investigate the accident.
An air medical team also transported a boy to a hospital for treatment.
Check the Post for additional details as they become available.
A temporary detour is in place until the site has been investigated and cleared. West bound traffic will exit I-70 at the Interchange at mm 301 and take US Business 40 west (Whiskey Lake Rd/Canyon View Drive) to rejoin I-70 at the interchange at mm 299.
The detour will be in place until further notice.