KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Lone Elm Road exit from southbound Interstate 35 in Olathe was closed Tuesday morning due to an injury crash.
A utility truck crashed into the back of a semi tractor-trailer in the area at 7:39 a.m., according to the Olathe Police Department.
The driver of the utility truck suffered critical injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital.
The exit remained temporarily closed as the traffic unit conducted its investigation and to clean up some spilled gasoline.
The exit reopened shortly before 9:30 a.m.
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