KANSAS CITY, Mo (AP) — Three people were killed after a firetruck collided with a sport utility vehicle, then plowed over a sidewalk and into a building in a Kansas City entertainment district.
Police said the collision happened Wednesday night in the Westport area as the pumper was headed to an emergency call with its lights and sirens flashing. The impact forced the pumper and the SUV over a sidewalk, where a woman who was walking was hit. The vehicles came to a stop in building that had been home to the Riot Room, a bar and music venue that recently closed.
Two of the victims were found soon after the crash in a sport utility vehicle. The pedestrian's body was buried in the rubble and found Thursday, police said.
No firefighters were injured. Police have not released the names of those killed.
Kansas City Fire Chief Donna Lake said in a tweet that the department's “hearts, prayers, and thoughts are with the families, friends and loved ones of everyone involved."
“As first responders, we are entrusted to respond to incidents and help people, and we are heartbroken by last night’s tragic collision," she said.
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KANSAS CITY (AP) — Two people in a vehicle were killed and a pedestrian was feared buried under rubble after a firetruck collided with another vehicle, then plowed over a sidewalk and into a building a Kansas City entertainment district.
Police said two people in a sport utility vehicle hit by the firetruck Wednesday night died in the crash, and a pedestrian struck during the collision was believed to be buried under the wreckage and rubble from the partially-collapsed building.
The crash happened just before 10:30 p.m. as the firetruck headed to an emergency call with its lights and siren on, hitting the SUV at an intersection in the Westport entertainment district, police said. The collision forced both vehicles over a sidewalk, where a woman who was walking was hit, and into a building that had been home to the Riot Room, a bar and music venue that recently closed.
No firefighters were injured. Police have not released the names of those killed or the missing pedestrian.