Saturday, September 19, 2009

Kansas City's BREAKING NEWS: Two Juveniles Struck In South KC-MO Crosswalk



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t's reported by KC-MO Fire & MAST-EMS that two juveniles were struck while in a crosswalk at 108th Street and Holmes in south Kansas City-MO around 5:10 pm.


One of the injured is reported by MAST-EMS as "a 15-year-old female who was struck at high speed" by a vehicle and was "catapulted into the air" by the collision.



The patient was reportedly suffing "hip pain" and appeared to have a head injury. Her condition did not appear to be immediately life-threatening.


The 2nd person struck was also "a 15-year-old female who (was struck and) hit the vehicle's windshield." The girl suffered "numerous" cuts and bruises- as well as "a fractured ankle" and another broken limb.

Her condition was serious as she was being transported to the same children's medical trauma center as patient #1.

It's unknown if the driver that struck the girls stopped at the scene or if the traffic signal shown in the GOOGLE graphic was activated at the time.

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