The Independence Police Department is investigating a crash on U.S. 40 Highway and Sterling Avenue Friday evening that left two people critically injured.
At 5:20 p.m., a Ford Escape heading east impacted a Ford F-250 traveling north.
The impact of the crash propelled the F-250 into a Toyota Avalon, while additional vehicles headed northbound were at the intersection.
Three of the four people involved in the crash were taken to local hospitals.
Two of them were in the hospital with life-threatening injuries as of late Friday night.
The investigation at the scene led to the closure of the majority of the intersection for over five hours.
Police reported that the people in serious condition did not appear to be wearing seatbelts.
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