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Brooke Rees Services are now set for a Manhattan woman killed in late February along I-70 in downtown Topeka. An obituary for 29-year-old Brooke Rees says funeral services will be held Monday, March 8 at 2 p.m. Eastern time at her hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. Those who knew her that wish to attend virtually can do so virtually through Passion City Church of Atlanta at this link: http://bit.ly/BrookeReesFuneral. Rees died Feb. 24 when a semi carrying large metal pipes lost its load. One of the ...

Steel pipes fall from trailer, cause crashes and 1 death February 25, 2021 GMT TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Highway officials in Kansas say a freak accident on Interstate 70 in which a load of large steel pipes fell off a moving trailer and rained down on other drivers in downtown Topeka led to multiple crashes and the death of a woman. The Kansas Highway Patrol said the incident happened Wednesday afternoon, when the load of metal pipes broke free from an eastbound semitrailer and crashed onto the r...

A Manhattan woman was killed Wednesday in a 7 vehicle crash along Interstate 70 in Topeka. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday near the 3rd Street exit. A semi truck carrying large metal pipes was eastbound on I-70 when it lost its load into the westbound lanes. One of the metal pipes struck the side of a Ford Expedition, then landed on top of a Kia Forte. The Highway Patrol says a fourth vehicle could not stop and struck the back of the Kia, as it spun ...

Posted By: George Lawson February 25, 2021 @ 10:30 am Local News, News By the Associated Press: Highway officials in Kansas say a freak accident on Interstate 70 in which a load of large steel pipes fell off a moving trailer and rained down on other drivers in downtown Topeka led to multiple crashes and the death of a woman. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the incident happened Wednesday afternoon, when the load of metal p...

Woman dies in 7-vehicle accident after pipes fall off truck February 25, 2021 GMT TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Manhattan woman was killed in a seven-vehicle crash that began when large metal pipes fell off a semitrailer on Interstate 70, the Kansas Highway Patrol said. The patrol said pipes on a tractor-trailer driving east on the interstate in Topeka fell off and went over a barrier into westbound traffic Wednesday afternoon. One pipe struck a westbound Ford SUV and landed on top of a Kia Forte d...