KANSAS CITY, Mo. — All northbound lanes were closed on U.S. 71 Highway at 22nd Street due to a multi-vehicle collision, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation, but are back open as of 4:38 p.m.
Kansas City SCOUT reports the crash took place around 2:20 p.m. Friday.
KCMO police said a Kenworth dump truck stopped in a lane of traffic because of traffic congestion.
A Kia Sorento speeding north on the highway drove into the back of the truck, according to a police department news release.
The driver of the Kia suffered serious injuries and a passenger in the vehicle suffered life-threatening injuries, police said.
The dump truck driver was not injured.
The crash and clean up closed the northbound lanes of U.S. 71 Highway for about 2 hours at the wreck site.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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