A 29-year-old man and a passenger in his car died from injuries in a traffic accident overnight near South 55th Street and Metropolitan Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, according to police.
An initial investigation showed that the accident happened about 12:30 a.m. Saturday, April 15, as a Chevy Malibu was northbound on South 55th Street and struck a Honda Element in the roadway that was attempting to turn into the Skyline Apartment Complex, a police spokesman stated.
The driver of the Honda sport utility vehicle was taken to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries, according to police.
A male passenger in the Honda Element was taken to a hospital in critical condition, and later died from his injuries, the spokesman said.
The adult male driver of the Chevy Malibu and three juveniles in the car were taken to area hospitals with minor injuries, the police spokesman said.
The identity of the persons who died will be released after there is positive identification and family notification, according to police.
The accident is under investigation by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Traffic Support Unit-Critical Collision Response Team.