KANSAS CITY, MO – Police said a collision in Kansas City early Friday morning left five people injured, including a 4-year-old child.
KSHB reports a pickup truck and an SUV were reported to have crashed in the northbound lanes of Interstate 435 near Winner Road at about 2:30 a.m.
The impact sent the SUV off the roadway and down an embankment, while the pickup overturned. A 4-year-old in the pickup who was not restrained was hospitalized with injuries reported as life-threatening. Three adults in the truck sustained minor injuries. The driver of the SUV suffered life-threatening injuries and was rushed to an area hospital. No one else was in the SUV.
I-435 was shut down for over three hours while police and emergency crews responded to the crash scene.
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