Driver in critical condition after crashing at high rate of speed in construction zone on Interstate 70

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One driver was taken to the hospital in critical condition after a crash on eastbound Interstate 70 at Jackson Avenue.

The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department said a gray Toyota Camry was driving at a high rate of speed on I-70 when it went off the roadway into an active construction area.

The vehicle hit a mound of dirt, went airborne and overturned, ejecting the driver, who was not wearing a seat belt.

The driver sustained life-threatening injuries and is in critical condition, per KCPD.

Two lanes of eastbound I-70 at Jackson Avenue were closed for about two hours.

Police said no construction workers or equipment were impacted during the crash.

A crash investigation is ongoing.

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