Two drivers were injured in a two-vehicle crash on Sunday afternoon in Platte County.
The crash occurred on Interstate 635 at Interstate 29 about 4:45 p.m. Sunday. A 2000 Mercury Mountaineer struck the passenger side of a 2017 Subaru Forrester, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, when both were southbound on I-635.
The Mountaineer was being driven by Paul D. Rogers, 61, of Kansas City. He was attempting to make a lane change when his vehicle struck the side of the Subaru being driven by Devon N. O’Connor, 28, of Gladstone. Both vehicles traveled off the left side of the roadway, and O’Connor’s Subaru overturned.
Rogers suffered serious injuries and was transported to North Kansas City Hospital. O’Connor suffered moderate injuries and was also taken to North Kansas City Hospital.