Apr 20, 2026

Fire destroys truck carrying vehicles on Kansas highway

Posted Apr 20, 2026 7:30 PM
Photo Shawnee Kansas Fire Department
Photo Shawnee Kansas Fire Department

JOHNSON COUNTY —A semi-trailer hauling two vehicles caught fire last week near a busy intersection in Johnson County.

Just after 2:30p..m.  April 17, Shawnee fire crews were called to the area of Interstate 435 and Shawnee Mission Parkway on a report of a vehicle fire involving the semi. Firefighters responded alongside the Kansas Highway Patrol and Shawnee Police Department. There were no injuries were reported.

The cause remains under investigation.