Two area residents were injured in a traffic crash in Johnson County on Tuesday.
According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred as the driver of a westbound vehicle, 23-year-old Brandon Wissman, of Sedalia, reportedly made a lane change to pass another vehicle. A vehicle, driven by 19-year-old Sydnee Ellis, of Kingsville, reportedly entered the intersection and began traveling west and was struck in the rear by Wissman’s vehicle.
Wissman reportedly was transported by E.M.S. to Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg for treatment of moderate injures. Ellis reportedly refused treatment of minor injuries at the scene.
The crash happened just after 5:30 a.m. at the intersection of U.S. Highway 50 and Northwest 1801 Road.