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2022-01-29 20:19:53 -

Infamous truck-eating bridge in Kansas City takes a big bite
Kansas City Police shared new video of a truck falling prey to the Independence Avenue bridge. The video was shared on Friday afternoon by Kansas City, Missouri, police. The bridge is clearly marked at 12 feet, 0 inches, but that doesn’t stop it from becoming a frequent target for bridge strikes. “2-0 this month for the Independence Ave. Bridge.No injuries, but firefighters helped...

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2022-05-24 15:25:40 -

Kansas City police share video of the moment that a notorious bridge defeated a garbage truck
Police in Kansas City, Missouri, shared quick video of a Thursday bridge strike involving a garbage truck. The incident occurred at the Independence Avenue Bridge on the afternoon of May 19. The Kansas City Police Department said that a garbage truck from Lawrence, Kansas, was on the way to be serviced when it struck the truck-eating 12 foot bridge. No injuries were...

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2021-07-11 01:56:46 -

Kansas cops MacGyver a fix to help a truck driver get home
Police officers in Manhattan, Kansas, were on hand to help a broken down truck driver with an outside of the box fix. In a July 9 Facebook post, the Riley County Police Department detailed how they used a pair of handcuffs for an impromptu mechanical fix. “Handcuffs aren’t always used to secure suspects. Sometimes you need them for a makeshift hose clamp! Sergeant Wood and...

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2025-04-16 19:06:29 -

Kansas Highway Patrol Releases Names of Eight Victims in I-70 Pileup Involving 71 Vehicles
GOODLAND, Kan. — The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) has released the identities of the eight people killed in a devastating 71-vehicle pileup that occurred on March 14, 2025, along Interstate 70 in Sherman County. On Monday, April 14, KHP confirmed the following individuals lost their lives in the crash: Larry Smith, 72, Kansas Dawson Hogan, 20, Kansas Baiel Sharshembiev, 24,...

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2022-04-27 15:43:36 -

Kansas trooper performing roadside CMV inspection struck by another big rig
The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) is asking drivers to move over for emergency vehicles after a semi truck struck a trooper and his vehicle during an inspection. The incident occurred Tuesday, April 26, on I-70 near Ellis, Kansas. According to KHP, Trooper Summers was performing a truck inspection alongside the interstate when “he was struck by another commercial motor vehicle...

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2022-10-12 14:20:00 -

Rollover semi crash in Kansas spills a bunch of beer
The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) is responding to a Tuesday morning semi truck crash that resulted in a big beer spill. The crash occurred shortly before 7 a.m. on Tuesday, October 11, near Salina, Kansas. Troopers say that a truck traveling on I-135 southbound near mile marker 79 in south Saline County rolled over, causing the truck’s load of Budweiser beer to spill out onto a...

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2021-08-19 14:05:26 -

TA opens new truck stop, bringing 90 truck parking spaces to Kansas
On Wednesday, TravelCenters of America Inc. announced the opening of a new franchised location between Kansas City and Wichita, Kansas. The new 9000 square foot TA Express travel center is located off of I-35 at Exit 205 in Edgerton, Kansas. Amenities at the store include 90 truck parking spaces, a Dunkin’ Express, an on-site deli, six diesel lanes, four showers, a drivers’...

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2021-05-03 21:38:34 -

Truck driver electrocuted while dumping trailer on Kansas roadway
The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) says that a truck driver has been hospitalized following an accident in a construction zone on Friday morning. The incident occurred around 11 a.m. in a construction zone on K-4 between Meriden and Valley Falls, Kansas. Troopers say that a truck driver raised his bed to dump the contents of the trailer and struck a power line. The truck caught fire soon after...

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2025-03-08 00:53:58 -

Truck Driver Survives Violent Windstorm That Tossed Semi Off Kansas Highway
A routine drive through Kansas turned into a life-threatening ordeal for truck driver Marcus Clark, whose semi-truck was lifted off the ground and thrown into a ditch by powerful 70 mph wind gusts in Garden City on Tuesday. Clark, who was hauling an empty trailer on U.S. Route 83 north of K-68 Highway, recalled the terrifying moment when his trailer lifted first and never came back down....

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