BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — Authorities say two children have been killed in a five-vehicle crash in suburban Kansas City.
The pileup happened around 6 p.m. Monday on Interstate 70 near Blue Springs in Jackson County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a sport utility vehicle struck the rear of a family’s car, killing 7-year-old Chloe Beaird and 13-year-old Gavin Beaird, both of Warrenton. Two adults in the car were seriously injured.