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 pipes broke free from an eastbound semitrailer and crashed onto the road. Investigators say the pipes bounced over a concrete barrier into oncoming traffic in the westbound lanes, hitting multiple vehicles.
One motorist, 29-year-old Brooke Rees of Manhattan, died in the incident.
