KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A deadly crash Thursday afternoon closed both directions of Interstate 70 east of Odessa, Missouri.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the crash involved three tractor-trailers and one passenger car.
A spokesperson said the driver of one of the tractor-trailers died in the crash.
UPDATE: The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a 43-year-old man from Adel, Georgia was driving a 2019 International tractor trailer, and as motorists slowed for a construction he struck another semi, which rolled into the path of a 2015 Infiniti Q50, driven by a 26 year-old man from Columbia, Mo. That second semi also struck a third semi and knocked it into the barrier. The first semi and the Infiniti ended up in the median. The third semi overturned. The driver of the first semi was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the second semi, and the driver of the Infiniti suffered serious injuries. The driver of the third semi suffered only minor injuries.
All lanes of I-70 were back open just before 1 a.m.
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