Teen on Skateboard Seriously Injured After Collision with Car

OLATHE, Kan. — A 16-year-old boy was seriously injured while riding his skateboard Saturday afternoon near 154th Terrace and Blackfeather Drive.

Police say it appears the boy struck the driver’s side of a car that was traveling southbound on Blackfeather Drive at about 1:25 p.m.

The boy was taken to Children’s Mercy Hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the car, described as an adult male, was not injured.

The accident remains under investigation.