ATCHISON TOWNSHIP, MO – According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, two people were hurt in a two-vehicle collision involving a semi-truck at Missouri 116 and South East 145th Road on Thursday.
A 70-year-old man was driving a 2024 Ford Edge south on South East 145th Road when he tried to do a U-turn and was hit by a westbound 2019 Kenworth 310 operated by a 36-year-old man at 1:32 p.m.
First responders transported the Edge driver and his 20-year-old male passenger to an area hospital. The driver had minor injuries, and the passenger had moderate injuries.
The semi-truck driver was not hurt in the incident.
Everyone involved in the collision was wearing a seatbelt.
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