SHAWNEE COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Monday night shooting on I-70 near Topeka.

Just after 11p.m., three individuals were in a vehicle traveling westbound just east of the Topeka Toll Plaza, according to Captain Joe Bott with the Kansas Turnpike Authority.

The gun of a passenger in the backseat fired and wounded the driver.

They were able to transport the driver to a hospital in Topeka.

His name and condition were not released.

After interviewing the individuals involved, it is believed the shooting was an accidental discharge of a firearm, according to Bott.