TOPEKA (KSNT) - A 72-year-old man died in a crash on I335 Monday morning.
Around 1 a.m. on Monday, a 2015 Mercedes M-Class was driving north in the southbound lane of I335. A 22-year-old man was driving a 2022 Freightliner semi-truck in the southbound lane. The 22-year-old was unable to avoid the Mercedes. The vehicles collided and the Mercedes caught on fire, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol crash log.
A 72-year-old man named Michael Goering died in the crash. The man's next of kin was notified, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.
I335 southbound was closed until 7:15 a.m. due to the crash, according to Kandrive.org.
More information will be provided as it becomes available.
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