I-470 and Gage
Emergency crews work to clear an accident on I-470 near Gage Boulevard in Topeka on Friday, July 30.
Topeka — An accident involving several vehicles caused a major traffic backup on eastbound I-470 near Gage Boulevard in Topeka.
KTKA.com reports that several people were injured and taken to area hospitals. Two people told KTKA they caused the accident when mattress box spring fell out of the bed of their pickup truck.
Emergency crews detoured traffic onto Gage from I-470 until about 1:45 p.m. At one point, eastbound traffic was reportedly backed up to the 21st Street exit.
Check with LJWorld.com for updates.
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srj (anonymous) says…
I hope they know who's truck it came out off.
Vinny1 (anonymous) replies…
Pretty sure they do.
"Two people told ktka they caused the accident when mattress box spring fell out of the bed of THEIR pickup truck."
DillonBarnes (anonymous) says…
Strap it down!
puddleglum (anonymous) says…
this is why we need mandatory sterilization for citizens with less than 110 IQ....then we wouldn't have stuff like this happening.
puddleglum (anonymous) replies…
crap.. there goes all my voters. wait, they can still vote, right?
Kontum1972 (anonymous) says…
and did they have insurance?
kernal (anonymous) says…
And the big moving week begins!
Alabamastreet (anonymous) says…
This really is one of the most common things you see when people are moving -- I see mattresses on the side of the road all the time. The best thing to do is to secure it, put something on top of it. Drive a few miles down the highway and then pull off an exit to a side road and check your load before continuing on. Very dangerous, and sad.
monheim (anonymous) says…
Just the other day I watched a metal futon fly out the back of a pickup at the stop sign West of the light at 2nd and McDonald. Not strapped down and the tailgate was down, plastic bed-liner, slid right out.
easyliving (anonymous) says…
Just good old common sense would have saved the day. Puddleglum...may be on to something.
It would be a very boring world though.
puddleglum (anonymous) replies…
vote puddleglum for governor, I'm on your side!