The names of two persons who were killed in a traffic accident in the early morning hours Saturday have been released.
The victims of the traffic accident about 12:30 a.m. Saturday, April 15, near South 55th Street and Metropolitan were Samuel E. Vissepo-Quinones, 28, and Bryan Viera-Duran, 23. Viera-Duran was a resident of Kansas City, Kansas, and he would have been 24 years old on Sunday, April 16.
The two were in a Honda Element that was attempting to turn into the Skyline Apartment complex when it was struck by a Chevy Malibu traveling northbound on South 55th Street, according to police. The two were taken to a hospital, where they died from their injuries.
The driver of the Malibu and three juveniles in the vehicle were taken to area hospitals with minor injuries, police said.
The accident is under investigation by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Traffic Support Unit-Critical Collision Response Team.