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KCPD officers injured in crashes on Southwest Boulevard

All suffer non-life threatening injuries
KCPD
Posted at 10:30 PM, Apr 17, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-18 12:19:00-04

UPDATE: April 18, 8:00 a.m | According to KCPD, officers were responding to a separate crash that knocked over a pole into an off duty officer.

While doing so, the officers hit a silver Chevrolet Traverse as it was turning into a liquor store. The impact of the crash also caused the officer to hit a parked red Chrysler 200 in the liquor store parking lot.

The two officers in the police car and the driver of the Chevrolet were transported to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. Three people inside of the parked Chrysler were not injured.

ORIGINAL STORY | At least three Kansas City, Missouri, police officers were injured as a result of separate crashes Saturday night on Southwest Boulevard.

A crash in the 2800 block of Southwest Boulevard caused a pole to be “knocked over into” an off-duty officer, according to preliminary information from a department spokesperson. The officer suffered non-life threatening injuries.

Officers en route to assist the injured off-duty officer were then involved in a crash around 9:44 p.m. in the 3000 block of Southwest Boulevard. Those officers, and the occupants of the other vehicle, also suffered non-life threatening injuries.

All injured parties are being transported to area hospitals for treatment.

There is no additional information at this time. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.