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Child killed in Johnson County crash near Gardner

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Posted at 8:45 AM, Apr 12, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-12 13:51:19-04

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One person was killed in a crash in Johnson County Monday morning.

The Johnson County Sheriff's Office said the crash happened around 8 a.m. near 175th Street and Four Corners Road west of Gardner.

According to the sheriff's office, a maroon SUV was headed north on Four Corners Road when it was hit by a roofing truck. The impact pushed the SUV into a truck and a van.

One child in the SUV was killed in the crash.

The adult driver of the SUV and two children who were passengers were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

All occupants of the SUV were from the same family.

The intersection is a two-way stop for north and southbound traffic on Four Corners Road.

The investigation is ongoing.

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Editor's note: A previous version of the story included information from the Johnson County Sheriff's Office that listed the wrong number of vehicles involved in the crash.