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Victim of fatal accident identified

The victim of a fatal accident in the 5900 block of Nogard Sunday has been identified, according to police.

The victim was identified as Cynthia M. Goulding, 59, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas, according to a police spokesman.

Goulding stopped to check on the driver of a sport utility vehicle that was involved in an accident around 3:04 a.m. Sunday, when the SUV was struck again by a pickup, killing her, according to police.

There were two crash incidents involving three vehicles and one fatality, police stated. An SUV traveling southbound on 59th and Nogard was struck by a sedan traveling north, police stated. The sedan came to rest about one block away, and the driver and occupants fled on foot, police said. Then the pickup truck struck the SUV.

The SUV’s driver was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The driver of the pickup was taken into custody.

The incident is under investigation by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Traffic Division, the spokesman stated. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.

Accidents reported on area highways

KC Scout reported an accident on westbound I-70 near 78th Street at 5:58 p.m. Sunday, March 14. It was raining at the time. KC Scout reported other accidents at 4:13 p.m. Sunday at southbound I-435 near Woodend Avenue, at 4:14 p.m. Sunday on westbound I-70 at 57th, and at 5:29 p.m. Sunday on southbound I-35 near Mission Road. (KC Scout photo)

Rollover accident reported on I-635

A rollover accident was reported at 7:05 p.m. Friday, March 12, on southbound I-635 near State Avenue, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol crash log.

A GMC Sierra truck was towing a Toyota xB on southbound I-635 and the truck was making several lane changes to make a U-turn, according to the trooper’s report.

An Acura MDX in the left lane sideswiped the GMC truck, according to the trooper’s report. After impact, the Acura left the roadway and overturned, the trooper’s report stated.

The driver of the Acura, a 34-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man, had a possible minor injury and was taken to a hospital, the report stated. He was not wearing a safety restraint, according to the report.

The driver of the GMC Sierra, a 60-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man, was not injured, the report stated. He was wearing a safety restraint.

The driver of the Toyota xB, a 26-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man, was not injured, according to the report. He was wearing a safety restraint.

All the vehicles were towed away.