Driver of SUV killed, several others hurt in head-on collision on Noland Road in KC

One person was killed and several others were hurt in a fatal wreck Thursday afternoon in Kansas City.

The wreck was reported about 4 p.m on Noland Road just north of Frost Road.

According to police, a white van traveling southbound on Noland Road crossed the center line and struck a silver SUV traveling northbound. The van then struck a white passenger car, which had been following the SUV.

The impact forced the SUV off the right side of the road, where it overturned in a ditch, police said. The driver of the SUV died a short time later at the hospital.

Police said the driver of the van and two passengers were also taken to the hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

The driver of the white passenger car was not injured, police said.

This story was originally published August 31, 2017 at 8:50 PM with the headline "Driver of SUV killed, several others hurt in head-on collision on Noland Road in KC."