KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two people sustained serious injuries in a crash Sunday afternoon in Douglas County.
Sheriff’s deputies were called around 1:30 p.m. to U.S. Highway 56 near Globe.
The sheriff's office said an SUV and a truck hauling a trailer were traveling westbound when the truck slowed to turn onto southbound East 550 Road.
As the SUV attempted to pass the truck, it struck the vehicle's driver's side door. The SUV then went into a ditch and rolled before landing on its top.
The truck and trailer, which were hauling hay, went into the ditch as well. However, the truck struck a rock wall and caught fire.
"The passerby assisted in getting everyone out of the vehicles, and firefighters extinguished the fire," the sheriff's office said.
Both truck occupants were transported to area hospitals with serious injuries. The sheriff's office said the SUV driver and two children were checked at the scene and cleared.
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