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Hays man avoids injury after 4-vehicle collision in Johnson Co.

OLATHE — One person was injured in an accident just before 8 a.m. Wednesday in Johnson County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Toyota Camry driven by Monicah G. Mwaura, 37, Olathe, was southbound at highway speed on Interstate 35 a mile north of 119th Street in Olathe.

The vehicle collided with a 2006 Econoline van driven by Rafael Hernandez-Flores, 27, Hays, which was stopped in heavy traffic.

The collision pushed the van into a 2004 Kia Spectra driven by Nathan D. Lorenzen, 34, Kansas City and a 2008 Ford Taurus driven by Eric R Christensen, 40, Overland Park.

Mwaura was transported to Overland Park Regional Medical Center.

Hernandez-Flores, Lorenzen, Christensen and a passenger in the van were not injured.

All were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

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