Mo. Police Officer Injured in Collision with Another Vehicle

March 24, 2022

A crash between a Kansas City Police Department cruiser and another vehicle shut down two lanes of Interstate 70 and sent an officer and another driver to the hospital.

By Aarón Torres

Source The Kansas City Star

A Kansas City, MO, police officer and another driver were injured in a collision along Interstate 70 on Thursday.

Two eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 in Kansas City were shut down Thursday morning after a two-vehicle crash involving a Kansas City Police Department vehicle.

The collision occurred just before 9:15 a.m. on I-70 near Manchester Trafficway, the Missouri Department of Transportation in Kansas City posted on Twitter. Two eastbound lanes of I-70 are closed and authorities are asking drivers to expect delays in the area.

The officer and the other driver were transported to a hospital with injuries that did not appear life-threatening, said Officer Donna Drake, a spokeswoman with the Kansas City Police Department.

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