Five people hurt after SUV crashes into building

MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ)

Five people were hurt in Mexico, Missouri, after a car drove through a building on Sunday afternoon.

The Mexico Public Safety Department said in a release that officers responded to the 4500 block of E Liberty Street just before 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Officers learned an 88-year-old man was driving a 2015 GMC SUV on private property when he lost control and crashed into the front wall of a building.

Police said around 35 people were inside the building when the crash happened.

The Audrain Ambulance District was able to identify and stabilize any patients. Five people were hurt, but only one person, a 37-year-old man, was taken to the hospital.

Police said the 37-year-old was taken to University Hospital, where he was treated and released.

The building has "significant damage" according to the release. City officials and the property owner will be working to make sure the building is safe.