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Crash involving KDOT truck closes southbound I-35 at Gardner Road in Johnson County

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A crash involving a Kansas Department of Transportation truck early Wednesday afternoon has closed both lanes of southbound Interstate 35 and one lane in the northbound direction.

First responders received a call around 12:20 p.m. Wednesday about a crash on I-35 near Spoon Creek Road.

A KDOT spokesperson said a semi-truck struck the rear end of a KDOT attenuator truck that was in the area as part of a crew performing pothole repairs.

The spokesperson said no workers were injured in the crash.

A Johnson County Med-Act spokesperson said two people were transported from the scene in a stable condition.

The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office is diverting traffic off the highway just after Homestead Lane.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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