Posted November 08, 2021 10:55am
(KAIR)--Two teenage girls suffered injuries as they walked across a Leavenworth street.
According to a report from the Kansas Highway Patrol, Ariella Rodriguez and Olivia Timmons, both 14-year-old Leavenworth residents, were walking westbound on 10th Avenue, outside of a crosswalk, Sunday afternoon, when a vehicle, eastbound on K-92 Highway, turned south onto 10th Avenue, when it struck the girls.
Both girls suffered what the KHP calls "suspected minor injuries," with Rodriguez transported for treatment at Kansas City's Children's Mercy Hospital. Timmons did not require hospital treatment.
The two persons in the vehicle were not hurt.
According to KHP, the accident happened around 3:00 Sunday afternoon.