KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas Highway Patrol reports two children were injured in a collision Saturday afternoon on Interstate 635 just north of Orville Avenue.
Authorities responded to the scene shortly after 4 p.m.
The investigation into the crash revealed a GMC Sierra 1500 was northbound on I-635 as a Toyota RAV4 was disabled on the inside shoulder.
The collision occurred when the truck failed to merge and struck the RAV4.
KHP said the driver of the truck, a 25-year-old man, and the driver of the RAV4, a 28-year-old woman, were not injured.
However, the two passengers of the RAV4 sustained injury.
The highway patrol said a 6-year-old boy sustained a suspected minor injury, and an 8-year-old girl is suspected of suffering serious injury. Neither was using a safety restraint, per KHP.
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