UPDATE:

Since this statement was released by the school district Jaydon Allan Thompson, 6, Junction City  has died. That was confirmed by the Kansas Highway Patrol and a check with Wesley Hospital in Wichita. He was a passenger in a vehicle that was struck by a truck that crossed the interstate median near Grandview Plaza and entered the westbound lanes of I-70.

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The accident on I-70 Tuesday near Grandview Plaza claimed the lives of two members of a Junction City family with ties to Eisenhower Elementary School, Leah Michelle Thompson, 5 and her mother Jessica Michelle Thompson, 26. Another family member Jaydon Allan Thompson, 6, was hospitalized.

USD 475 Executive Director of Communications Hugh Davis released the following statement.

A family from USD 475 was involved in tragic accident Tuesday Two of our Eisenhower Eagles and their mother were involved in a car accident on I-70. It is with sadness that we share with you that Leah a Kindergartner and her Mother Jessica died. Jaydon is a first grader who was also in the accident and is in critical condition at a hospital in Wichita. Jaydon’s father and grandparents are currently with him in Wichita.

The Eisenhower Eagles have managed this tragic situation well and the District Crisis Team has been actively involved giving support to the students and staff.

If you or someone you know ask how they can help, please direct them to the Gofundme page which was started by a friend of the family in Texas.

https://www.gofundme.com/bring-jessica-leah-home

Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers, as well as others in our district who may have lost a loved one.