RAYTOWN, Mo. — A man suffering a medical episode was rushed to a local hospital after he crashed his truck into Fox’s Drug Store, located at 63rd and Blue Ridge Blvd., in Raytown, Mo., on Tuesday.
The driver was headed northbound on Raytown Road, when his vehicle veered off the road and struck the building.
At least three employees and two customers were inside the building when the crash occurred, but no injuries were reported.
“The entire truck is in the building so there’s about 8 to 10 feet of penetration. Luckily it just happened to be in an area where people weren’t standing,” said Matt Mace, with the Raytown Fire Protection District.
The family-owned drugstore has been in business at this location since 1939. Gary Fox, the pharmacy’s owner, was inside the building at the time of the accident.
“I was talking to a patient and my delivery man and something out of the corner of my eye. I saw something white, and all the sudden this truck, came literally flying through the window about six or eight feet to my right,” said Fox. “It was just a blessing that we weren’t injured, extremely, extremely fortunate.”
Fox, who has been around the store his entire life, said he was able to open the door and turn off the engine. He said the driver of the truck was convulsing. He said he had never seen anything like this.
“I was born and raised here, have been here the whole time. Seventy-five years we’ve been here but nothing like this,” he said. “Crashing through the front of your building is just unbelievable.”
Raytown Fire department said no one would be allowed into the building until a structural engineer has deemed it safe to enter. The condition of the man and his identity has not been released.
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The driver of a truck slammed through FOX's Drugs at 63rd and Blue Ridge Blvd in Raytown on Tuesday. Firefighters said the driver suffered a medical emergency.
The driver of a truck slammed through FOX's Drugs at 63rd and Blue Ridge Blvd in Raytown on Tuesday. Firefighters said the driver suffered a medical emergency.
The driver of a truck slammed through FOX's Drugs at 63rd and Blue Ridge Blvd in Raytown on Tuesday. Firefighters said the driver suffered a medical emergency.
The driver of a truck slammed through FOX's Drugs at 63rd and Blue Ridge Blvd in Raytown on Tuesday. Firefighters said the driver suffered a medical emergency.
The driver of a truck slammed through FOX's Drugs at 63rd and Blue Ridge Blvd in Raytown on Tuesday. Firefighters said the driver suffered a medical emergency.
The driver of a truck slammed through FOX's Drugs at 63rd and Blue Ridge Blvd in Raytown on Tuesday. Firefighters said the driver suffered a medical emergency.
The driver of a truck slammed through FOX's Drugs at 63rd and Blue Ridge Blvd in Raytown on Tuesday. Firefighters said the driver suffered a medical emergency.
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