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Semi driver killed in Miami County crash Tuesday

Kansas Highway Patrol
Posted at 5:42 AM, Jan 19, 2022
and last updated 2022-01-19 06:42:11-05

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One person was killed in a Miami County, Kansas, crash Tuesday morning.

It happened around 10 a.m. on northbound U.S. 169 near Ten Mile Creek.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a semi was traveling south when it crossed the median into the northbound lanes and eventually all the way across the lanes and into a ditch.

The driver, 59-year-old Edward Danford of Iola, was killed in the crash. He was not wearing a seatbelt.

No other vehicles were involved.