Truck crashes into police vehicle conducting speed enforcement on I-70, officer and driver injured
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Published: Mar. 24, 2022 at 1:17 PM CDT
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Two people were injured, including one police officer, following a car crash Thursday morning.
The Kansas City Police Department stated that just before 9:15 a.m., an officer was conducting speed enforcement on the shoulder of eastbound Interstate 70 near Manchester Avenue when a truck struck the police car.
According to a statement, a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck had driven out of its lane, drove on the shoulder and rear-ended the officer’s vehicle.
Police said both the officer and truck driver were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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