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Wet weather blamed for two Sunday morning accidents

KHP  Kansas Highway PatrolKANSAS CITY- Wet weather is blamed for a pair of accidents on Sunday morning in northeast Kansas.

Just before 8:30 a.m., the Kansas Highway patrol reported a 2000 Dodge truck driven by Robert L. Nicholas, Jr., 36, Kansas City, was westbound on Interstate 70 just east of 18th Street in Wyandotte County.

The driver accelerated and lost control of the truck on the wet pavement. The truck spun to the right and struck the right concrete wall, then spun to the left and struck the left concrete wall.

Nicholas was transported to KU Medical Center.

Just before 10:30 a.m., the KHP reported a 2014 Chevy Cruz driven by Molly E. Cubbage, 20, Oskaloosa, was southbound on Interstate 35 in Merriam.

The vehicle hydroplaned and the driver lost control. The vehicle spun to the left and struck the barrier wall. The vehicle then spun to the right going off the roadway.

Cubbage was transported to Shawnee Mission Medical Center.

The KHP reported both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accidents.

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