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Five injured, including a minor, after multi-vehicle crash in Kansas City, Kansas

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Five people were injured following a multi-vehicle crash Monday evening in Kansas City, Kansas.

Officers responded shortly before 8 p.m. to the southbound 18th Street expressway at Metropolitan Avenue, said Nancy Chartrand, a spokeswoman with the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department.

Following the crash, five individuals, including a minor, were taken to a hospital with serious injuries that were not life-threatening, Chartrand said.

The southbound lanes of 18th Street between Kansas and Metropolitan avenues were closed for several hours.

Police urge anyone with information on the incident to call the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

Andrea Klick
The Kansas City Star
Andrea Klick was a breaking news reporter for The Kansas City Star. She studied journalism and political science at the University of Southern California and grew up near Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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