One person is killed and four others are injured following a six-car pile-up on I-70 in western Kansas.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says blowing dust and low visibility are the cause of the fatal accident that closed the interstate in both directions around 1pm Tuesday afternoon. The chain of events that caused the accident began when the first vehicle in a line of cars slowed due to the blowing dust and was struck from behind. As those two vehicles attempted to clear the roadway, a tractor-trailer approached. The semi’s on-board crash detection sensor allowed the semi to avoid hitting the first accident, but the Ford Explorer following behind struck its trailer, sending the SUV into the median. The trailer was then hit by a second vehicle – an Acura MDX – that went under the trailer. A sixth vehicle then collided with the Acura.
The driver of the Explorer 75-year-old Gary Stoll of Oakley was killed in the accident. A passenger in the Acura 63-year-old Catherine Stout of Wichita was seriously injured, while the driver 65-year-old Bradley Stout, and two passengers – 77-year-old Dennis Temaat and 66-year-old Joyce Temaat, both of Dodge City – all suffered minor injuries. Three were taken to a Colby hospital, while Catherine Stout was taken to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita…