KANSAS CITY, MO – Two people were injured, one critically, in a high-speed collision in Kansas City on Sunday afternoon, according to the Kansas City Star.
Police responded to the area of East 43rd Street and The Paseo after the accident was reported just after 4:30 p.m.
The Kansas City Police Department stated that a Jeep Cherokee SUV was traveling west on 43rd Street and entered the intersection from a stop sign. The driver of a Chevrolet Equinox was going north on The Paseo at a high rate of speed and collided with the Jeep. The Jeep overturned, ejecting the driver from the vehicle.
The Jeep driver was critically injured and rushed to an area hospital, while the Jeep passenger was hospitalized with injuries that were not life-threatening.
Police are investigating suspected impairment of the Chevrolet driver.
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