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Driver seriously injured after crash involving Kansas City fire truck, police say

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One person was taken to an area hospital after crashing into a Kansas City Fire Department truck that was responding to a call near the city’s Mount Cleveland neighborhood, according to police.

Police say the crash happened just before 7 p.m. near the intersection of 51st Street and Cleveland Avenue. A rescue pumper was stopped facing south in the roadway with its emergency lights on when a Chevrolet sedan crashed into the rear of the truck, Capt. Leslie Foreman, a police spokeswoman, said in a statement.

The driver was listed in serious condition as of Monday night. None of the KCFD crew was injured, according to police.

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