KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 435 at Bannister Road were closed briefly Tuesday afternoon after a three-vehicle crash.
The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department reports the crash was the result of officers pursuing a red Toyota Corolla that had been taken in an armed robbery and carjacking shortly before noon in the 6200 block of Prospect.
Police report the victim was in the vehicle with the suspects before being beaten and carjacked.
Officers later located the suspect vehicle near East 101st Terrace as the suspects were allegedly attempting to commit another robbery, which led to a police pursuit.
During the chase, the suspects crashed, sending the Toyota down an embankment from the entrance ramp to southbound I-435 from Bannister into the southbound lanes.
To avoid the Toyota, a black Volvo T6 braked, causing a red Freight liner semi and car carrier to rear-end the Volvo.
The collision pushed the Volvo west across all lanes of I-435 into the ditch, and the semi struck the Toyota, per police.
Police report the driver of the Volvo was taken to an area hospital in critical condition while the driver of the semi and occupants of the Toyota were uninjured.
The initial carjacking victim was also transported to an area hospital, but they are in stable condition, per KCPD.
Despite attempting to flee from the scene on foot, all suspects were taken into custody.
Investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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