3:30 p.m.  I-70 Westbound at mile post 281 has reopened following the cleanup and investigation  of the overnight accident that injured  a 46 year old driver from Topeka.

12:40  p.m.  The cleanup of I-70 west continues and it remains closed at exit 281.

5:55 a.m. I-70 west remains closed at mile post 281.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Forty six year old Alonzo N. Lax of Topeka was driving a 1997 Monte Carlo east bound on I-70 in the west bound lanes of a construction zone near exit 282, seven miles east of Abilene when he hit a west bound semi truck. Lax was transported to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.  The semi truck driver Bruce J. Uhlenkamp, age 49 of Central City, Iowa, was also injured. Both men were wearing seat belts.

 

5:30 a.m.   Kansas Highway Patrol reports one person in the overnight crash on I-70 has been flown to a Wichita hospital.  Stay tuned to Eagle Radio and Hays Post for more details as they become available.

 

4:00 a.m. A head on collision east of Abilene overnight has closed I-70 west bound.  The accident happened in a construction zone. There were injuries. No additional details are available. Stay tuned to Eagle Radio and check Hays Post for more information as it becomes available.

I-70 WESTBOUND IS CLOSED AT MILE MARKER 281. THIS IS THE K-43 RAMP EAST OF ABILENE. TRAFFIC IS BEING ROUTED OFF OF I-70, NORTH ON COUNTY ROAD TO K-18, THEN WEST ON K-18 TO THE 18/15 JUNCTION AND SOUTH TOWARD ABILENE ON K15