Friday 29th March 2024

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A youth had to be flown from the scene of a rollover traffic crash in Lafayette County on Tuesday.

According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred as a northbound vehicle, driven by 35-year-old Kevin Summers, of Lexington, traveled off the right side of the roadway, struck an embankment and overturned.

While Summers was not injured, an 11-year-old female passenger, of Lexington, was flown by Life Flight helicopter to Children’s Mercy Hospital for treatment of moderate injuries.

The crash happened at 6:16 p.m. on Route O, one-half mile south of Coyote Lane.