Three persons who died as a result of their injuries in an accident at 12:53 a.m. Sunday, July 9, at the 6300 block of Rowland have been identified, according to police.
Two of the victims died at the scene of the accident. They were identified as Hayden Gottman, 20, a resident of Lenexa, Kansas, and Joshua Lindsey, 18, a resident of Overland Park, Kansas, a police spokesman said.
A third occupant of the vehicle died later from his injuries at a hospital. He was identified as Cameron T. Shafer, 20, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas, police said.
A fourth occupant of the vehicle was in critical condition at a hospital, according to police.
Police responded to the accident scene on Sunday and found a green Toyota truck that collided with a tree, a spokesman said.
An initial investigation showed that the Toyota was stolen and was occupied multiple times, according to police. It was traveling southbound on North 63rd Street when it collided with a tree, police stated.
Two of the persons in the truck were dead when officers arrived, the spokesman stated. An occupant of the stolen vehicle then stole the vehicle of a good Samaritan who attempted to assist the persons in the wrecked vehicle, police said.