Friday 29th March 2024

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Two area residents were injured in a head-on traffic crash in Johnson County on Thursday, January 21.

According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, the crash occurred as 37-year-old Justin Bunting, of Warrensburg, was passing three other vehicles in his southbound vehicle and it struck a northbound vehicle, driven by 52-year-old Derrick Krieger, of Higginsville.

Bunting suffered serious and Krieger moderate injuries. They were transported by Johnson County EMS to Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence and Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg, respectively, for treatment.

The crash happened at 8:27 p.m. on Missouri Highway 13, one-quarter of a mile north of Northeast 700 Road.