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Driver dies, Kansas highway shut in fiery FedEx truck crash

December 09, 2020 11:05 pm • Last Updated: December 09, 2020 11:05 pm

OLATHE, Kan. — The driver of a FedEx semitrailer died after the truck sailed over the side of a highway bridge in suburban Kansas City, Kansas, early Wednesday, crashed onto the road below and erupted in flames, authorities said.

The crash happened around 4 a.m., when the truck launched off the side of the Kansas Highway 7 bridge and landed on Kansas Highway 10 below near Olathe, police said. The crash led to a large fire that consumed the truck and shut down all lanes of K-10 in the area as fire crews battled the flames and police investigated.

The name of the driver was not immediately released.

K-7 remained open, although damage to the bridge where the truck went over the side was visible.

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