KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A family of three avoided serious injuries after their car was struck by a tire that came off another car Monday on Interstate 70 in Kansas City, Kansas.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says around 1:30 p.m. Monday, the driver of a 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 was westbound on I-70 near N. 78th Street when it lost two rear tires.
The tires bounced over the center median and into the eastbound lanes of I-70, where one struck a 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee that was in the far left lane.
Three people, including an infant in the Jeep, were transported to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
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