One hospitalized after two-vehicle crash on K-96 bridge

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A two-vehicle crash on the westbound lanes of K-96 over the Arkansas River Bridge sent one person to the hospital Friday morning.

It happened at about 8:15 a.m. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a semi-truck was traveling in the left lane, and a car was in the right lane when the semi swerved to avoid debris on the bridge, partially blocking the inside lane.

The truck collided with the car while attempting to change lanes, causing the car to hit the inside barrier wall before bouncing across lanes and striking the outside barrier wall.

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The driver of the car, a 20-year-old Wichita woman, was taken to a hospital with suspected serious injuries. The truck driver, a 20-year-old Newton man, was not injured…

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