KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department officer was involved in a crash Thursday morning along Interstate 70.
The Missouri Department of Transportation tweeted the crash involved a KCPD car and another vehicle just after 9 a.m. on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 near Manchester Trafficway.
🚨Breaking/Traffic Alert: @kcpolice involved in 2 vehicle crash EB I-70 @ Manchester Trafficway. At least 1 lane closed. No word on injuries. #kctraffic pic.twitter.com/AbWx0M2Owq
— MoDOT Kansas City (@MoDOT_KC) March 24, 2022
Investigation revealed the officer was stationary on the shoulder of eastbound I-70 when a Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck left its lane and began driving on the shoulder where it struck the rear of the officer's vehicle, according to KCPD.
A SCOUT camera showed one of the vehicles had slid down into a ravine.
The officer and Silverado driver were transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
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