One person killed, another injured in morning crash on I-135, official says

One person died and another was injured in a reported head-on collision Thursday morning in the southbound lane of I-135, north of Wichita in Park City, an official said.

The two-vehicle crash was reported just before 6 a.m. on I-135 near 53rd Street North. At around 8 a.m., southbound traffic was backed up past 61st Street North. Tow trucks were on scene as of 8:45 a.m. Both vehicles had visible damage; one was extensive.

A Sedgwick County Emergency Communications supervisor said the initial report was that one person was code black and another was code blue. Code black means the person died; code blue means the person is unresponsive.

The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating the accident and should release more details later today.

This story was originally published April 21, 2022 at 8:57 AM.