A two-vehicle crash left both drivers with serious injuries Sunday evening. State Troopers responded to the crash at 7:40 pm on Missouri 116, at NE Valann Lane, near Lathrop. Vehicles driven by an 18-year-old Lathrop man and a 34-year-old Polo woman were both eastbound when the Polo driver began to slow to make a turn. The Lathrop man struck the rear of the other vehicle. The drivers were taken to Liberty Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
A second crash at the same location, but nine minutes later. This crash left an additional driver injured. The occurred as the 18-year-old from the previous crash was stopped across the westbound lane and was struck on the driver’s side by a vehicle driven by a 60-year-old man from Ostrander, OH. The Ohio Driver had minor injuries and was taken to North Kansas City Hospital.