(AP) – Authorities are releasing new details today about a weekend crash on the Kansas Turnpike.
At least eight people were hurt when a van rolled just north of the Towanda Service Station. Turnpike officials are reporting this morning that the van’s driver slammed on the brakes after a tire blew out.
The van then left the road and overturned.
One victim was taken to Wichita hospital by helicopter. The van was carrying 16 people from Texas.