KANSAS CITY- Six people, including two children under the age of five, were injured in a five-vehicle crash on Thursday afternoon in Johnson County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1984 Chevy driven by Phillip M. Johnston, 39, Kansas City, was traveling northbound on Interstate 35 under Quivira Road in Lenexa and rear-ended a 2008 Mercedes-Benz GL5 driven by Odai a. Al Omari, 29, Kansas City.

The Mercedes then struck a 2010 Pontiac G6 driven by Ashley M. Jordan, 29, Liberty, MO.,

The Chevy then continued and struck a 2012 Ford Econoline driven by Ethan E. Lindsey, 26, Frankford, MO., and a 2011 Jeep Compass driven by Rusty L. Haines, 35, Kansas City.

Johnson, Al Omari, and Jordan were transported to Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Two children in the Chevy were transported to Children’s Mercy. Lindsey was transported to Shawnee Mission Medical Center.

The KHP reported a three-year old child in the Chevy was in a seat belt but not a safety seat.