Two women injured in crash with Kansas City police car

While following a car that police were attempting to stop, a Kansas City police vehicle collided with another car and two people were hurt, police said.

The collision happened shortly after 4 p.m at East 39th Street and Euclid Avenue, according to the Kansas City Police Department.

Police said officers were traveling north on U.S. 71 and trying to catch up to a vehicle to make a traffic stop. The vehicle exited at 39th Street and crossed the intersection. Police followed and collided with a westbound Chrysler PT Cruiser occupied by two women.

Both women were injured and were taken to a hospital. The police officer was not injured.

In the police report about the incident it was not clear what happened to the car that police were chasing.

This story was originally published February 17, 2020 at 8:35 PM.

Mará Rose Williams

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Mará Rose Williams is The Star’s Senior Opinion Columnist. She previously was assistant managing editor for race & equity issues, a member of the Star’s Editorial Board and an award-winning columnist. She has written on all things education for The Star since 1998, including issues of inequity in education, teen suicide, universal pre-K, college costs and racism on university campuses. She was a writer on The Star’s 2020 “Truth in Black and White” project and the recipient of the 2021 Eleanor McClatchy Award for exemplary leadership skills and transformative journalism.