KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ten people, including five children, were injured Friday night in a crash in south Kansas City, Missouri.
The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department responded to a head-on collision around 10:15 p.m. Friday in the 8100 block of Prospect Avenue.
A silver Chevy Malibu was driving southbound on Prospect Avenue and failed to follow the curve of the roadway. According to KCPD, the driver traveled across a grassy median triangle into northwest 81st Street.
The Chevy struck a Dodge head-on.
The Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department sent 10 ambulances to the scene and 10 patients were transported to area hospitals.
Two occupants of the Chevy suffered life-threatening injuries, while one other occupant was also injured.
The seven occupants of the Dodge, including five children, were transported to an area hospital with injuries ranging from critical to non-life threatening.
According to KCFD, a total of four people were critically injured, three people suffered serious injuries and three people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
KCFD helped free one patient from a vehicle at the scene of the crash.
The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is investigating the collision and possible impairment of the Chevy driver.
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