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Updated: 12 p.m., Wednesday
The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that left northbound Interstate 35 in Olathe closed for more than seven hours Wednesday morning.
By noon, traffic had started to move again on northbound I-35 near Santa Fe Street while cleanup work continued, according to KC Scout traffic cameras.
Video images from KC Scout appeared to show the rightmost lane of the highway still closed as traffic slowly crawled by in the other lanes.
The crash happened shortly before 2:30 a.m., according to recorded radio traffic, with a tractor-trailer ending up on its side just south of the 127th Street bridge.
The Olathe Police Department posted about the highway closure on its Facebook page at 3:30 a.m., saying that the northbound lanes would remain closed for several hours.
As of the publication of this report, no updates have been provided on when the lanes may reopen.
Neither Olathe PD nor the Kansas Highway Patrol offered immediate details publicly on any injuries related to the crash.
Northbound traffic is being diverted to Santa Fe Street, causing a backup and slow-moving traffic on the interstate back to nearly 151st Street.
No other details were immediately available.
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