Crash Report – Hwy 92 and State Hwy A, 

Kearney, MO

Report ID: 2024 July 3

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown

Traffic Unit(s) Involved: 3

Occupants: At least 23 total

Injuries/Fatalities: Yes

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Likely

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown

Road Surface Condition: Unknown

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Head-on

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): N/A

Narrative

KEARNEY, MO – Two adults died, and two minors were injured in a multi-vehicle accident involving a school bus in north-central Clay County earlier this month.

The accident occurred on Wednesday, July 3rd, around 3:08 p.m. near the intersection of Highway 92 and Highway A in Kearney.

Police say that a westbound vehicle entered the eastbound lanes of Highway 92 when the car ahead of it slowed suddenly to make a turn. The westbound vehicle collided head-on with a school bus carrying 17 students and four adults. The wrong-way vehicle then went on to re-enter the westbound lanes and hit another vehicle.

The driver and passenger in the wrong-way vehicle died at the scene. Authorities have not yet released their identities to the public.

Medics took two students from the bus to the hospital with non-critical injuries.

A full investigation is underway.

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The sample provided above draws upon details published by Fox 4 KC and should NOT be used as an official Missouri accident report.