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Olathe man suffers serious injuries in crash on southbound I-435 Friday

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An Olathe man is in serious condition after a crash on southbound Interstate 435 Friday evening in Wyandotte County, Kansas.

Shortly after 7:20 p.m. Friday, the driver of a 2015 Ford Edge was driving down southbound I-435, when he veered off the roadway and hit a barrier wall, per the Kansas Highway Patrol.

The driver then returned to the interstate and struck a 2015 Jeep Wrangler. The Ford then went off an embankment, crashed into a tree and overturned.

The driver of the Ford, identified as a 68-year-old Olathe man, was taken to an area hospital with suspected serious injuries.

The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.

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