Two seriously injured in Overland Park crash

Posted: February 20, 2015 - 12:38am
Updated: February 20, 2015 - 2:47am

Police blocked the southbound lanes of Antioch at Santa Fe Drive
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The Overland Park Police Department is investigating a crash which left two people seriously injured.

The crash occurred around 12:15 Friday morning at the intersection of 87th Street and Antioch Road.

Overland Park firefighters arrived on the scene to report two vehicles were involved and one came to rest off of the road.

Johnson County Med-Act transported two people from the scene. One of the injured was said to have critical injuries and the other serious injuries.

Radio traffic indicated that a 28-year-old man, the driver of one vehicle, admitted that he had been drinking prior to the crash.

The southbound lanes of Antioch Road were closed from Santa Fe Drive to 88th Street. Both directions of 87th Street were closed west of Antioch to Benson Street. All lanes reopened around 2 a.m.

Police have not released any other information.

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Tanker spills gasoline into JoCo storm drain

Posted: February 4, 2013 - 4:38am
Updated: February 4, 2013 - 5:41am

Overland Park authorities are investigating after a tanker truck spilled approximately 100 gallons into a storm drain while attempting to refill underground storage tanks at a gas station. The incident was dispatched at 4:16 a.m..

The scene is the QuikTrip, located at 9200 Santa Fe Drive just west of 87th Street & Antioch Road.

Crews from the Overland Park Fire Department are on scene working to contain the spilled gasoline.

The fire department's hazardous material team is on the scene.

The Kansas Department of Emergency Management and Johnson County's Department of Health and Environment have both been notified of the spill and are responding to assess the spill and begin clean up.

Officials say that firefighters have been monitoring the air in the storm drains to make sure that there no danger of an explosion. At this time, levels are said to be safe.

Police have closed several streets in the area. The QuikTrip parking lot and fuel pumps are partially blocked off, but the store and a few pumps remain open.

No injuries have been reported and the cause of the spill remains under investigation.

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