3 injured in crash on Kansas Turnpike near Mulvane

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Wednesday evening Update: Four men were taken to the hospital after a semi crashed into a transit van on I-35 just south of Mulvane. The accident happened in a construction zone.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol’s online crash log, the semi drifted into the closed portion of the highway and struck the barrier protection. The semi then struck a barrier wall and the van.

Three men in the van were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the semi was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

Wednesday morning Update: The Kansas Turnpike Authority has reopened the southbound lanes of I-35 near Mulvane following a crash that injured three pedestrians.

KTA said it would take some time for traffic to get moving again because the crash, involving a semi, occurred in a construction zone and traffic had to be reset.

Sedgwick County dispatchers tell us one person was taken to the hospital in critical condition following the accident. Two others were being treated for serious injuries.

Three people were injured in a crash on the Kansas Turnpike a few miles south of Kansas Star Casino.

All of the injured people were pedestrians struck by an 18-wheeler, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. One person is in critical condition and two people are in serious condition.

Southbound lanes of I-35 near Mulvane were blocked off following the crash. As of around 10 a.m. Wednesday, northbound lanes were open but moving slowly.

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