Local authorities are investigating what led up to a crash involving seven vehicles on Interstate 435 in Shawnee on Wednesday afternoon.
Just after 1:05 p.m., Shawnee Police and Fire, the Kansas Highway Patrol and Johnson County MED-ACT paramedics were called to northbound I-435 for a reported wreck between Johnson Drive and Shawnee Mission Park.
On Facebook, Shawnee Police said seven vehicles were involved.
Pictures posted by Shawnee PD to social media showed a dump truck on its side in the rightmost northbound lane of I-435, its load of dirt spilled on the highway.
More pictures showed a white pickup truck with its front side destroyed and airbags deployed, as well as a dark-colored SUV with its front also smashed.
Shawnee Police said on Facebook that one person needed to be extricated from a vehicle.
Four people were sent to local hospitals, all in stable condition, police said.
Shawnee Police updated the Facebook post at around 2:30 p.m. to say that northbound I-435 was back open.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
