Seven persons taken to hospitals after I-670 crash

Six persons in a Toyota Sienna van were taken to a hospital after a crash on I-670 at 11:45 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2.

A seventh person was driving the other vehicle, a Ford Fusion, and also was taken to the hospital with a possible serious injury, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s crash log.

According to the trooper’s report, the Fusion and Sienna were both westbound on I-670 near Pacific Avenue when the Fusion struck the Sienna in the rear.

The Sienna then spun out and struck the outside barrier wall. The Fusion came to rest on the left shoulder.

The driver of the Fusion, a 46-year-old man from Shawnee, Kansas, was taken to a hospital with a possible serious injury, according to the report.

The driver of the Sienna van, a 27-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, woman, was taken to the hospital with a possible injury, according to the trooper’s report.

The five passengers in the Sienna van also were taken to the hospital with possible injuries, the report stated. They include an 11-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, girl; a 9-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, boy; a 7-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, girl; a 5-year-old Kansas City, Kansas girl; and a 1-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, boy, according to the trooper’s report. The injuries were not described as serious.