Five people taken to the hospital after Jackson Co. crash
JACKSON COUNTY (KSNT) - Five people were taken to an area hospital after a crash with suspected serious and minor injuries in Jackson County on Wednesday.
At 6 p.m., an 83-year-old woman from Eagle Pass, TX, was driving a GMC Acadia west on 158th Road. A 56-year-old man from Saint Marys was driving a Chrysler Town & Country van south on US-75, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.
According to the KHP, the 86-year-old woman failed to yield before going across US-75 and was hit by the Chrysler. Both of the vehicles came to rest on the west side of US-75.
A passenger of the GMC, a 57-year-old woman from Eagle Pass, TX, had suspected serious injuries. All of the occupants of the vehicles were taken to area hospitals with suspected minor injuries.
According to the KHP, the 57-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man who was a passenger of the GMC weren't wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.
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