KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The driver of a dump truck hauling asphalt was killed in a rollover crash Monday morning in Olathe.
Around 8:40 a.m., crews responded to a report of a dump truck rollover on northbound K-7 Highway at College Boulevard.
Leslie Kendig, 68, of Osawatomie, was the driver of the 2004 Sterling dump truck. Rescue efforts were underway, but Kendig died at the scene.
A crash log from the Kansas Highway Patrol states Kendig was driving north in lane two on K-7 Highway.
A second vehicle, a Ford F-350 pickup truck pulling an unregistered trailer, was going north on K-7 when Kendig's dump truck drifted into lane one and struck the trailer, according to the crash log.
Kendig overcorrected, and the dump truck went into a ditch and rolled over. He was wearing a seat belt when the accident occurred.
The 52-year-old man driving the pickup truck was not injured. He was wearing a seat belt, according to the crash log.
Crews closed the northbound lanes of the highway as they worked to clear the crash.
The highway opened back up just before 12:30 p.m.
An investigation into the cause of the crash is underway.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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