Woman seriously injured after being hit by her own van

WORTH COUNTY—One person was injured in a crash shortly before 5 pm Saturday in Worth County, Missouri.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that a 2015 Dodge Caravan was stopped on private property at 301 West Street in Grant City. A 72-year-old driver left the vehicle running and turned it off. When the driver tried to get out of the truck, it began to roll backwards down the hill.

The open door of the van hit the driver and she fell to the ground. The pickup truck continued back down West Street, continued downhill, and struck a 2015 Toyota Camry parked at 303 West 4th Street.

Worth County EMS transported the woman to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph for treatment of serious injuries. The Patrol did not release the woman’s name. Grant City is located two hours north of Kansas City.