Oct 15, 2022

Woman hospitalized after rear-end truck crash

Posted Oct 15, 2022 12:26 AM

ATCHISON COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 11:30a.m. Friday in Atchison County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2019 Mack Truck driven by Harjinders S. Sanhga, 43, Surrey, British Columbia, was southbound on Interstate 29 two miles north of Rock Port.

The truck rear-ended a 2007 Ford Escape driven by Kristen E. Kalbfleisch, 29, Lincoln, Nebraska, that had slowed in traffic.  After impact the the Ford traveled off the road and began to overturn.

Atchison-Holt Ambulance transported Kalbfleisch to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. Harjinders was not injured. Both drivers wee properly restrained, according to the MSHP.