2 people were hospitalized after the car left the road and hit a building in Shawnee

According to Shawnee police, a driver’s medical emergency caused a car to crash into a building Wednesday afternoon.

Police, firefighters and paramedics were called to the clubhouse at the Lenox West Apartments, 6701 Lackman Rd., at 2:24 p.m

The recorded radio traffic from the arriving firefighters reported that a vehicle was badly damaged and that there were still passengers inside. Firefighters added that the car also hit a building.

On scene, Shawnee Police Sgt. Nick Shurmantine told the Post that a Subaru Outback was traveling south on Lackman Road and left the road at the intersection of 67th Street.

The car crashed through several small trees near the apartment complex sign on the southeast corner of the intersection before becoming airborne.

At approximately 2:27 p.m., the Shawnee Police Department, Shawnee Fire Department and Johnson County MED-ACT responded to a single-vehicle accident in the 6700 block of Lackman Road.

According to the initial investigation, the driver was suffering from a possible medical emergency. pic.twitter.com/2491ZF3cXF

— Shawnee KS Police Department (@shawneeKSpolice) November 27, 2024

According to police, the vehicle flew over the apartment complex’s fence and crashed into the side of a pool building before ultimately crashing into a tree.

Firefighters broke through the fence to get to the vehicle and then freed the driver and a passenger from the car.

One person was in the swimming pool building when it was hit. According to the fire department, the man was outside the building when they arrived.

Johnson County Med-Act transported the woman driving the car and the man in the pool building to area hospitals. The condition of both is stable, the police said.

The passenger of the vehicle was treated at the scene for minor injuries.