Emporia woman injured after seaplanes hit highway south of Topeka

BURLINGAME, Kan. (WIBW) – A woman was taken to a local hospital after she was injured in a single-vehicle crash on rain-soaked Interstate 335 along the Kansas Turnpike in Osage County Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

The crash was reported at 2 p.m. Wednesday on northbound I-335, about 20 miles southwest of Topeka.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2013 Toyota Highlander SUV hydroplaned during heavy rain and struck the center concrete barrier wall.

The driver, Ladonna Irene Hensley 54 of Emporia, was transported to Newman Regional Hospital with suspected minor injuries.

The patrol found that Hensley, who was alone in the vehicle, was wearing a seat belt.