Road opens after multi-vehicle crash on I-70

Update 6 p.m.: Topeka police say all I-70 eastbound lanes are open, and traffic conditions have returned to normal.

TOPEKA ( KSNT ) – A multi-vehicle crash has reduced rush hour traffic on I-70 to one lane.

Just before 4 p.m. Friday, July 5, the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) and the Topeka Police Department (TPD) responded to an injury crash involving multiple vehicles on I-70 near Southeast 10th Avenue.

KHP troopers on scene are conducting an investigation, while Topeka police officers are assisting with traffic control. Traffic has been reduced to one lane on eastbound I-70 approaching Southeast 10th Avenue.

Officers encouraged drivers to avoid the area while the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to email telltpd@topeka.org or contact the Topeka Police Criminal Investigation Bureau at 785-368-9400. Anonymous tips can be made by calling Shawnee County Crime Stoppers at 785-234-0007. You can also make anonymous tips online here .

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