KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A semitruck tipped over off of Interstate 70 eastbound west of Van Brunt, blocking the on-ramp off of Manchester Trafficway.
The incident happened around 3:45 p.m. Sunday.
Initially, the two right lanes were occupied by emergency vehicles, causing traffic to slow down to one lane.
Once it was determined there were no injuries or hazardous waste from the incident, emergency vehicles cleared.
The far right lane remained blocked as of 4:15 p.m. by authorities as removal of the semi began, but the other two lanes were open for drivers.
At 5:20 p.m., KC Scout cameras showed all three lanes were open but the semi was still blocking the on-ramp.
Not until 8:45 p.m. was the semi fully removed and the on-ramp reopened.
No word on what caused the semi to overturn.
This is the second semi incident in two days. Saturday a semi overturned and caught fire on I-35 southbound at I-435 in Claycomo.
There were no injuries in Saturday’s incident, but it caused a section of the highway to close for over seven hours.
