KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A driver sustained critical injuries in a single-vehicle crash Friday morning in south Kansas City, Missouri.
The crash occurred around 8:35 a.m. near Meyer Boulevard and Prospect Avenue.
A blue Dodge Durango was traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed on Meyer Boulevard when the driver lost control and went off the roadway, according to the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department.
The vehicle struck a large traffic control pole, a "Bike Lane" pole and scraped a large tree, per KCPD.
The Dodge came to a stop atop the downed traffic control pole.
The driver was the sole occupant of the vehicle and was transported to an area hospital with critical injuries.
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