INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- Two people suffered serious injuries after a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian at Noland Road and 23rd Street in Independence.
Independence police said a woman was standing on the median in the intersection of Noland Road and 23rd Street around 1:30 on Thursday when she was struck by a car.
The driver then went through the intersection and hit a parked car at an auto care business across the street.
Both the driver and pedestrian were taken to the hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.
The crash caused a brief backup of traffic at the intersection.
Police said they are investigating the crash.
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