Kansas City, Kansas, man dies after crash into bridge abutment Monday morning in Olathe

OLATHE, Kan. — UPDATE: 11 p.m. | A Kansas Highway Patrol report states 43-year-old Adam Townsend was driving a 2019 Dodge Challenger north on Interstate 35 about 650 feet north of 159th Street.
The report states Townsend's vehicle ran off the highway, hit a sign post and a bridge pillar on the Lone Elm Road Bridge.
He was wearing a seat belt. No word on why his car ran off the highway.

UPDATE: 11:20 a.m. | The Kansas Highway Patrol says I-35NB at Lone Elm is back open after a car struck the bridge abutment and caught fire. Troopers are still on scene investigating the crash. There is still no update on injuries.

ORIGINAL STORY | Kansas Highway Patrol has temporarily shut down a portion of northbound I-35 in Olathe.

A car reportedly struck the bridge abutment near Lone Elm on Monday morning.

Injuries are involved, although the severity is not yet known.

This is a developing story that will be updated as more information becomes available.