One dead in accident at I-70 and Central

Kansas City, Kansas, police officers were called to the scene of a traffic accident Thursday night, Aug. 8, at I-70 and Central Avenue. One person was reported dead, with others suffering injuries. The I-670 westbound to Central Avenue exit was closed while officers worked the accident, according to KC Scout. (KC Scout photo)

Kansas City, Kansas, police officers responded to I-70 and Central Avenue where there was a fatal accident on Thursday night, Aug. 8.

A 40-year-old woman driving a black vehicle died of her injuries at a hospital, a police spokesman stated. There were two juveniles in the vehicle who were taken to a hospital for treatment, the spokesman stated.

A preliminary report on the three-vehicle accident stated that the black vehicle was exiting I-70 eastbound on Central Avenue.

The vehicle was in the intersection on Central Avenue, making a left turn to travel west on Central, the police spokesman stated.

A white van traveling eastbound on Central struck the black vehicle, spinning the black vehicle into a red vehicle stopped at the intersection facing west on Central, the spokesman stated.

Two persons in the white van were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the spokesman stated. There were no injuries in the red vehicle.

The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department’s Traffic Support Unit-Critical Collision Response Team is investigating the accident.