KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rescue crews in Kansas City, Kansas, had to use the Jaws of Life to free a woman trapped in her SUV Friday morning after a semi rolled over on top of the car.
A Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Department spokesperson said rescue crews were dispatched around 9:30 a.m. to the northbound lanes of Interstate 635 between Interstate 70 and State Avenue on a crash involving a semi and an SUV.
The spokesperson said the semi was taking the ramp from eastbound I-70 to northbound I-635 when the driver lost control and the semi rolled onto its side, rolling on top of an SUV.
A woman and a 6-year-old child were in the SUV.
Firefighters were able to extricate the child from the SUV. The child was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries.
Crews needed extra time and equipment to free the woman from the SUV. She was also transported to an area hospital with serious injuries.
The spokesperson said the driver of the semi was evaluated on the scene and determined not to need any additional medical treatment.
The crash impacted NB I-635 and two nearby ramps for several hours Friday morning.
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