Second car in 3 months crashes into roof of Excelsior Springs VA building
According to police, at about 7:20 a.m. Wednesday, officers were called to the VA building at 208 Veterans Memorial Drive on reports of a crash.
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When they arrived, it was reported that the car had crashed through the roof of the building, and the engine was lying in the front yard.
Police said one person, the driver, was taken to a hospital. However, their condition is unknown. Nobody was in the building at the time of the crash.
This marks the that a car drove into the roof of the VA building.
According to , in the early morning hours of Saturday, Feb. 15, a 22-year-old Olathe man crashed into the roof of the building while speeding from police after they tried to pull him over for a traffic violation.
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Nobody was in the building during this incident; however, three people were inside the car, including the 22-year-old driver, who had non-life-threatening injuries, and two teenage girls, who had serious injuries.
Police told FOX4 that the roof had just been repaired and that they do not know what caused this recent crash.
This is a developing story. Stay tuned with FOX4 News for the latest updates and information.
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