KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The driver and passenger of a vehicle are in life-threatening condition after a vehicle overturned in a crash early Saturday morning in Kansas City, Missouri.
Witnesses tell police that at around 2:19 a.m., a black Ford Escape was reportedly "weaving all over the highway" at high speeds on southbound U.S. 71.
The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department says the Escape nearly struck a silver SUV, but the driver of the SUV avoided the crash.
Later, the Ford left the roadway of U.S. 71 and traveled down an embankment to the right of the road, flipping over at least one time.
The vehicle came to a stop on the on-ramp from Bannister Road to U.S. 71.
Both occupants of the vehicle were taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.
KCPD is investigating the crash and whether impairment was a factor.
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