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Building corner collapses onto stolen SUV

The driver was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

By Ben Hooper
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Authorities in Missouri said a woman driving a vehicle that had been reported stolen crashed into a building while fleeing police and caused a partial collapse.

Kansas City police said officers spotted the white sport-utility vehicle shortly after 10 a.m. Thursday and gave chase when it was determined to have been reported stolen.

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Officers were forced to abandon the chase, but the vehicle was soon spotted by another officer and the pursuit continued at speeds up to 80 mph, police said.

The driver eventually lost control of the vehicle and struck a fire hydrant before crashing into a building, causing a corner of the structure to collapse onto the SUV.

An antique vehicle being stored in the building fell during the collapse and landed near the SUV, police said.

Kansas City Fire Battalion Chief James Garrett said the female driver of the SUV, whose name was not released, was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police said there was no one inside the building at the time of the crash.

The building's owner said engineers are working to determine if the building can be restored.

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