Kansas City motorist killed in single-car crash

A 40-year-old Kansas City man was killed following a vehicular crash Sunday afternoon at Oldham and Hillcrest roads in south Kansas City, police said.

The name of the victim has not been released. Officers responded to the crash just before 5 p.m.

Investigators determined that the motorist was southbound when he lost control of his car and veered off the left side of the roadway into a heavily wooded area, where it struck a tree.

The driver was taken to a hospital, where he died.