SALINA, Kan. (KSNW) – I-70 reopened after being closed at I-135 near Salina due to a crash on Tuesday.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a pilot car was stopped on I-135 south of I-70 and was attempting to allow an oversized load to merge onto northbound U.S. 81. A semi was northbound on I-135 and struck the pilot car. The semi lost control and struck a concrete railing. The semi continued through the railing and vaulted onto the eastbound lanes of I-70. A truck on I-70 was damaged by falling debris.