Two people injured after police vehicle strikes car in Kansas City, police say
Two people are injured after a police car hit another vehicle Sunday morning in Kansas City.
A marked police car had its red lights and sirens on around 9:17 a.m. while traveling eastbound on 75th Street, Officer Donna Drake, a Kansas City Police Department spokeswoman, said in a news release.
When it entered the intersection at 75th and Oak streets, the police vehicle struck a black Honda Civic traveling northbound on Oak, Drake said.
Both the officer and the Honda driver were taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life threatening.
They are in stable condition, according to police.
An investigation is ongoing.
Andrea Klick
The Kansas City Star