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KANSAS CITY, MO – Two drivers were injured in a wrong-way collision in Kansas City on Monday night, reports KMBC.   Police said the driver of a Chevy Cruze was going south in the northbound lanes of U.S. 71 Highway at about 5 p.m.  The driver of a Ram 3500 Pro Master saw the vehicle …

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KANSAS CITY, MO – Police said three people were injured, two seriously, in a two-vehicle collision in Kansas City on Tuesday night.   A report by KCTV states that a Ford Taurus and a Chrysler were involved in the crash in the area of North Church Road and NE 82nd Terrace at about 3:30 p.m. …

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RAY COUNTY, MO – One teenager was killed and another injured when their vehicle crashed in Ray County Friday night, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.   The incident occurred on Atkins Road near Route C shortly before 9 p.m. According to the MSHP, a 17-year-old male was driving a 2002 Ford truck and lost …

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KANSAS CITY, MO – Kansas City police are investigating a crash early Sunday morning that left a pedestrian severely injured, according to KCTV.   The investigation has determined that the incident occurred as the pedestrian was crossing west to east on West 39th Street just after 3 a.m.  A driver going north on Southwest Trafficway …

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BATES COUNTY, MO – Two people were injured when their car was involved in a collision in Bates County last week.   According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the incident occurred Tuesday evening on RT-A east of 6th Street in Rich Hill at 5:50 p.m.   State troopers said the driver of a 2014 …

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LEE’S SUMMIT, MO – A man was killed when his SUV was involved in a rear-end collision on Interstate 70 Tuesday morning, KCTV reports.   The incident took place near Interstate 470 at about 8:15 a.m.  According to Independence police, a previous crash had caused traffic to slow down on I-70.   During the backup, …

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KANSAS CITY, MO – Kansas City police were called to the scene of a fatal car accident early Monday morning, according to the Kansas City Star.   The crash occurred in the vicinity of Ward Parkway and 58th Street.  An investigation indicated that the driver of a Volkswagen Passat was going south on Ward Parkway …

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HENRY COUNTY, MO – The Missouri State Highway Patrol said one person was killed and two others were injured in a crash in Henry County early Sunday morning.   The MSHP’s crash report said the incident occurred on Missouri 7 east of NE 681 Road at about 1:50 a.m.   According to the investigation, the …

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KANSAS CITY, MO – Kansas City police said two people were killed when their vehicle was struck by a speeding driver on Sunday afternoon, according to KMBC.   Investigators said the driver of a Mazda CX5 was going south on Bennington Avenue at a high rate of speed sometime before 4:15 p.m.  The driver failed …

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LAFAYETTE COUNTY, MO – A motorcycle rider was killed in a collision in Lafayette County on Thursday afternoon, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.   The MSHP said 45-year-old Michael Kniest was riding westbound on Interstate 70 on a 2000 Harley Davidson motorcycle shortly before 3:30 p.m.   Kniest changed …

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