KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A four-vehicle crash Wednesday morning closed U.S. 71 Highway near 18th Street in Kansas City, Missouri, for several hours.
The crash, which was reported at 7:33 a.m., involved a semi truck and three other vehicles.
According to a KCPD crash report, the driver inside of a Chevrolet Tahoe was driving north on U.S. 71 and suddenly changed lanes in front of the semi truck.
The driver inside the tractor trailer veered left to avoid hitting the Tahoe and hit a white Dodge Journey that was also heading north.
The impact caused the Dodge Journey to go into the concrete center median and overturn. It then became lodged between the tractor trailer and median.
Shortly after, the tractor trailer also hit the Tahoe and a Nissan Frontier. The impact caused the Frontier to strike the concrete center median and overturn.
The driver of the Dodge Journey was transported to an area hospital with critical injuries.
U.S. 71 Highway northbound was closed for three hours due to the crash.
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