Kansas City, KS : Two children killed in crash that shut down westbound I-435 at State Line Road on February, Saturday 17th 2018

Two children died in a crash that shut down the westbound lanes of Interstate 435 before State Line Road Sunday evening.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported that the two children who died were in a van with other adults and children that crashed with a semi tractor-trailer shortly before 5 p.m.

The van may have slowed down or stalled and then was struck by the truck, witnesses said. The truck veered off the highway and crashed into a concrete wall separating the highway from the backyards of residences on the north side of I-435.

“We heard a tremendous BOOM that rattled our windows,” one resident witness posted on Facebook. “The cab of a semi tractor, wheels, tires and even an axle were catapulted into our neighbor’s yard.”

Source :
Two children killed in crash that shut down westbound I-435 at State Line Road