UPDATE, 10 a.m. | The Kansas Highway Patrol says all lanes of I-70 are back open.
The highway patrol says a 2019 Toyota Camry was EB on I-70 , lost control and struck the inside barrier wall. The Camry continued and struck a 2007 Kenworth's trailer. That trailer then struck the side of a 2023 Hyundai Elantra. The driver of the Camry, a 41 year-old Bonner Springs man suffered a suspected minor injury. The driver of the semi, a 73-year-old man from Smithville suffered a possilbe injury and complained of pain. The 41-year-old driver of the Elanta was not injured.
UPDATE, 9 A.M. | All lanes of EB I-70 are back open after the crash. Two lanes of WB I-70 are still closed as crews work to clean up the spilled diesel fuel from the semi and work to tow the semi from the scene.
The I-435EB loop to I-70 is also back open.
Some traffic is getting by after a three-vehicle crash involving a semi shut down the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 at 78th Street in Kansas City, Kansas.
Two westbound lanes remain closed as cleanup efforts continue.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says shortly after 6 a.m. Tuesday, a semi and two other vehicles collided.
The semi jack-knifed, and the other vehicles blocked the left and middle lanes of the interstate.
Injuries were reported but are not expected to be life-threatening.
KHP also shut down the Interstate 435 eastbound ramp to I-70.
Motorists are encouraged to avoid the area due to the backup.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
