Overland Park Police are investigating after a man was critically injured in a rollover crash early Saturday morning.
Police were first called to U.S. 69 Highway and 159th Street for a crash with unknown injuries at about 12:10 Saturday morning.
Recorded radio traffic states that a second 911 caller reported someone was on the ground outside a vehicle who appeared to be seriously injured.
Overland Park firefighters arrived on the scene to report four vehicles involved in the crash. Three of the vehicles, including a UHal moving van, were in the median, just north of the 159th Street bridge.
Police closed both directions of U.S. 69, diverting traffic to 159th Street.
Johnson County Med-Act transported one man to Overland Park Regional Medical Center in critical condition.
Paramedics treated two people at the scene for minor injuries. Both of those people did not want to go to the hospital by ambulance.
OPPD Traffic Safety Unit officers were called in from off-duty to investigate the crash.
Police have not released details about the crash or updates on the man’s condition.
All lanes of U.S. 69 reopened at about 5 a.m. Saturday.
Mike Frizzell is a freelance crime and fire reporter who runs Operation 100 News.
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