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2 Kansans hospitalized after SUV hits a vehicle making a u-turn

Screen Shot 2013-12-13 at 8.39.21 PMDIGGINS, Mo.- A Kansas man and woman were injured in an accident just before 2a.m. on Saturday in Webster County, Missouri.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2016 Ford Explorer driven by Emory L. Vankirk, 70, Derby, was traveling on U.S. 60 one mile west of Diggins.

The vehicle struck the passenger side of a 2004 Toyota Tundra that was stopped in the middle of the road attempting to make a u-turn.

Vankirk and a passenger Patricia Vankirk, 71, Derby were transported to South Hospital in Springfield.

The driver of the Toyota Christopher R. Melton, 29, Springfield, was not injured.

All were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the MSHP.

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